Subsidence following cervical discectomy and implant-to-bone ratio

Subsidence following cervical discectomy and implant-to-bone ratio

Abstract Background Implant subsidence is an undesirable effect after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF). We investigated the relation between the rate of implant subsidence and the ratio of the implant surface area to the surface area of the adjacent bone. Methods We operated 170 disc s...

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Main Authors: Bartosz Godlewski, Adam Bebenek, Maciej Dominiak, Grzegorz Karpinski, Piotr Cieslik, Tomasz Pawelczyk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-08-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Subjects:
Subsidence
Radiological measurements
Cage size
Polyetheretherketone (PEEK)
Titanium-coated PEEK
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-022-05698-8

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-022-05698-8

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