Early Fusion Status after Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion with Cortical Bone Trajectory Screw Fixation: A Comparison of Titanium-Coated Polyetheretherketone Cages and Carbon Polyetheretherketone Cages

Study Design Retrospective cohort study. Purpose We recently reported that when compared to posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) using traditional pedicle screw fixation, PLIF with cortical bone trajectory screw fixation (CBT-PLIF) provided favorable clinical outcomes and reduced the incidence o...

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Main Authors: Hironobu Sakaura, Atsunori Ohnishi, Akira Yamagishi, Tetsuo Ohwada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Spine Society 2019-04-01
Series:Asian Spine Journal
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Online Access:http://www.asianspinejournal.org/upload/pdf/asj-2018-0169.pdf