[HTML][HTML] Tantalum implants for posterior lumbar interbody fusion: A safe method at medium-term follow-up?

J Lebhar, P Kriegel, P Chatellier, Y Breton… - … & Traumatology: Surgery …, 2020 - Elsevier
… increase stability and improve results in lumbar interbody fusion (LIF). The aim of the … lumbar
interbody fusion (PLIF) using a tantalum intervertebral implant without associated interbody

Porous tantalum in spinal surgery: an overview

M Hanc, SK Fokter, M Vogrin, A Molicnik… - European Journal of …, 2016 - Springer
… porous tantalum as a biomaterial for cervical interbody fusion … worse fusion rates with
the use of tantalum implants (38–44 … Reported data and results of porous tantalum implants

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
… discectomy and fusion with porous tantalum cages implant. … and fusion (ACDF) with implant
of porous tantalum cages. These … series of ACDF with implant of porous tantalum cages. Our …

Application of a novel porous tantalum implant in rabbit anterior lumbar spine fusion model: in vitro and in vivo experiments

M Lu, S Xu, ZX Lei, D Lu, W Cao, M Huttula… - Chinese medical …, 2019 - mednexus.org
tantalum implants in different times after intervertebral fusiontantalum implants achieved
histologic fusion at 12 months post-operatively. The tantalum implants were completely fused

[HTML][HTML] Tantalum: the next biomaterial in spine surgery?

MS Patel, JR McCormick, A Ghasem… - Journal of Spine …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
… Additionally, porous tantalum implants have a low rate of infection. A study done by Yang et
… Our search yielded four studies on lumbar fusion and ten studies on cervical fusion (Table 1)…

[HTML][HTML] Role of MRI in the assessment of interbody fusion with tantalum intervertebral implant

J Lebhar, P Kriegel, R Guillin, P Chatellier… - … & Traumatology: Surgery …, 2020 - Elsevier
… IF after posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) with tantalum intervertebral implants. The …
The rate of CCB outside the tantalum implant on 4-mm slices was 71% in the present study. …

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 …

Anterior cervical fusion with tantalum implant: a prospective randomized controlled study

M Fernández-Fairen, P Sala, M Dufoo Jr, J Ballester… - 2008 - journals.lww.com
… From the results obtained, we think the interbody tantalum implant is stable enough not to
require the addition of a plate, as has … is a good alternative for a cervical spine interbody fusion. …

[HTML][HTML] Metallic implants used in lumbar interbody fusion

J Litak, M Szymoniuk, W Czyżewski, Z Hoffman, J Litak… - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
… to increase fusion rates and improve clinical outcomes after lumbar interbody fusion (LIF). …
with hydroxyapatite, CaP, ECM, or tantalum. Other materials used for rod fabrication include …

[HTML][HTML] 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
… To our knowledge, there is no consensus on the optimal technique for evaluating spinal
fusion using porous tantalum implants. The radiographic technique is helpful only to the extent …