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Use of an empty, Plasmapore-covered titanium cage for interbody fusion after anterior cervical microdiscectomy.
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Use of an empty, Plasmapore-covered titanium cage for interbody fusion after anterior cervical microdiscectomy.

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  • 2007-11-23
Published in:
  • Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia. - 2008
Adult
Aged
Cervical Vertebrae
Diskectomy
Evaluation Studies as Topic
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Male
Microdissection
Middle Aged
Prospective Studies
Prostheses and Implants
Radiography
Spinal Diseases
Spinal Fusion
Time Factors
English The use of cages of different material and shapes for cervical discectomy with fusion (ACDF) has increased during the last few years. The use of additional osteogenic material is controversial. We prospectively evaluated an empty, Plasmapore-covered titanium cage (PCTC) in 45 patients undergoing 58 ACDFs. Patients were evaluated using standard clinical and radiological criteria. Good to excellent outcome was achieved in 93%, 78% and 75% after 3, 12 and 48 months, respectively. Sixty-five percent of patients could resume their prior work after 48 months. Disc space height and lordosis could be preserved in all cases. Two percent of the treated levels showed subsidence and 2% increased segmental motion. There were no procedure-related complications. Implantation of an empty PCTC after microsurgical anterior cervical discectomy is a safe procedure with good results and low incidence of complications. Disc height and lordosis can be preserved with low incidence of subsidence and good fusion rates.
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