Synthetic Cages Associated With Increased Rates of Revision Surgery and Higher Costs Compared to Allograft in ACDF in the Nonelderly Patient

Synthetic Cages Associated With Increased Rates of Revision Surgery and Higher Costs Compared to Allograft in ACDF in the Nonelderly Patient

Objective The aim of this study was to compare all-cause reoperation rates and costs in nonelderly patients treated with anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) with structural allograft versus synthetic cages for degenerative pathology. Methods We queried a private claims database to identif...

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Main Authors: Majd Marrache, Rachel Bronheim, Andrew B. Harris, Varun Puvanesarajah, Micheal Raad, Sang Lee, Richard Skolasky, Amit Jain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Spinal Neurosurgery Society 2020-12-01
Series:Neurospine
Subjects:
anterior cervical discectomy and fusion
radiculopathy
reoperation
hospital costs
allografts
synthetic cage
Online Access:http://www.e-neurospine.org/upload/pdf/ns-2040216-108.pdf

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