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Does partial coating with titanium improve the radiographic fusion rate of empty PEEK cages in cervical spine surgery? A comparative analysis of clinical data

BACKGROUND: Anterior cervical diskectomy and fusion (ACDF) is a well-established surgical treatment. Several types of intervertebral spacers can be used, but there is increasing evidence that PEEK cages yield insufficient fusion and thus less clinical improvement. The study aim was to assess the out...

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Autores principales: Kotsias, Andreas, Mularski, Sven, Kühn, Björn, Hanna, Michael, Suess, Olaf
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5410055/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28465722
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13037-017-0127-z