Porous tantalum in spinal surgery: an overview

M Hanc, SK Fokter, M Vogrin, A Molicnik… - European Journal of …, 2016 - Springer
… and improving patient outcomes after anterior as well as posterior lumbar interbody fusion. …
The first study with porous tantalum as a biomaterial for cervical interbody fusion was …

Failure of porous tantalum cervical interbody fusion devices: two-year results from a prospective, randomized, multicenter clinical study

MK Kasliwal, DS Baskin, VC Traynelis - Clinical Spine Surgery, 2013 - journals.lww.com
… This study demonstrates that stand-alone porous tantalum material is not ideal for a
cervical spine interbody fusion because of the low rate of arthrodesis and the risk of device …

Anterior cervical discectomy and interbody fusion with porous tantalum implant. Results in a series with long-term follow-up

F Papacci, L Rigante, E Fernandez, M Meglio… - Journal of clinical …, 2016 - Elsevier
… and fusion (ACDF) with implant of porous tantalum cages. These … of ACDF with implant of
porous tantalum cages. Our series … of porous tantalum cages (Trabecular Metal TM-S Cervical …

Bone ingrowth characteristics of porous tantalum and carbon fiber interbody devices: an experimental study in pigs

X Zou, H Li, M Bünger, N Egund, M Lind, C Bünger - The Spine Journal, 2004 - Elsevier
… Clinically, trabecular metal (porous tantalum) offers a viable solution to … of porous tantalum
for intervertebral spinal fusion. We have developed a porcine anterior lumbar interbody fusion

Experimental and clinical performance of porous tantalum in orthopedic surgery

BR Levine, S Sporer, RA Poggie, CJ Della Valle… - Biomaterials, 2006 - Elsevier
… They found improved bone in-growth with rhBMP-2 and porous tantalum blocks for anterior
cervical interbody fusion, although the study included too few animals to measure a statistical …

Pedicle screw fixation enhances anterior lumbar interbody fusion with porous tantalum cages: an experimental study in pigs

X Zou, H Li, X Teng, Q Xue, N Egund, M Lind, C Bünger - Spine, 2005 - journals.lww.com
… more reliable fusion when fixated … , fusion rate, and histomorphometry 6 months after 3
levels of noncontinuous 3-level anterior lumbar interbody fusion in pigs using a porous tantalum

Effect of alendronate on bone ingrowth into porous tantalum and carbon fiber interbody devices An experimental study on spinal fusion in pigs

X Zou, Q Xue, H Li, M Bünger, M Lind… - Acta Orthopaedica …, 2003 - Taylor & Francis
… ) underwent anterior intervertebral lumbar arthrodeses at L2–… piece of porous tantalum
(Hedrocel), a porous tantalum ring … hole of porous tantalum ring and in the porous tantalum, was …

In vivo magnetic resonance imaging evaluation of porous tantalum interbody fusion devices in a porcine spinal arthrodesis model

Z Zhou, F Wei, S Huang, M Gao, H Li… - Spine, 2015 - journals.lww.com
… In this study, we carried out anterior lumbar interbody fusion in pigs using porous tantalum
cages, and investigated the fusion status by using radiography, MR imaging and histology. …

Clinical experience with porous tantalum cervical interbody implants in a prospective randomized controlled trial

C Wigfield, J Robertson, S Gill… - British journal of …, 2003 - Taylor & Francis
… the use of porous tantalum as a material for cervical interbody fusion by comparing the
radiological fusion rates and clinical effectiveness of two types of porous tantalum implant with …

In vitro and in vivo comparison of bone growth characteristics in additive-manufactured porous titanium, nonporous titanium, and porous tantalum interbody cages

MH Wu, MH Lee, C Wu, PI Tsai, WB Hsu, SI Huang… - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
porous Ti cage is biocompatible and suitable for lumbar interbody fusion surgery and
exhibits faster fusion with less subsidence compared with porous Ta and nonporous Ti cages. …