Empty polyetheretherketone (PEEK) cages in anterior cervical diskectomy and fusion (ACDF) show slow radiographic fusion that reduces clinical improvement: results from the prospective multicenter “PIERCE-PEEK” study

BACKGROUND: Anterior cervical diskectomy and fusion (ACDF) is a well-established surgical treatment for radiculopathy and myelopathy. Previous studies showed that empty PEEK cages have lower radiographic fusion rates, but the clinical relevance remains unclear. This paper’s aim is to provide high-qu...

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Autores principales: Suess, Olaf, Schomaker, Martin, Cabraja, Mario, Danne, Marco, Kombos, Theodoros, Hanna, Michael
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5410058/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28465721
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13037-017-0128-y

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5410058/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28465721
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13037-017-0128-y

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