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
Study Design. A prospective randomized controlled study was carried out. Objective. To
determine the effectiveness and safety of a tantalum implant in achieving anterior cervical …

Eleven-year follow-up of two cohorts of patients comparing stand-alone porous tantalum cage versus autologous bone graft and plating in anterior cervical fusions

M Fernández-Fairen, E Alvarado, A Torres - World Neurosurgery, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with a porous tantalum cage is an
accepted method to treat degenerated cervical discs, with good results, similar to those with …

Is anterior cervical fusion with a porous tantalum implant a cost-effective method to treat cervical disc disease with radiculopathy?

M Fernández-Fairen, A Murcia, A Torres… - Spine, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Retrospective cost-effectiveness analysis. Objective. To determine the relative
cost-effectiveness of anterior cervical discectomy with fusion (ACDF) using a porous …

Outcome analyses of interbody titanium cage fusion used in the anterior discectomy for cervical degenerative disc disease

SL Hwang, YF Hwang, AS Lieu, CL Lin… - Clinical Spine …, 2005 - journals.lww.com
Anterior discectomy and fusion to treat cervical degenerative disc disease is the preferred
procedure for many spine surgeons. The ideal device for structural reconstruction of the …

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
Few papers have been published about the anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF)
with implant of porous tantalum cages. These studies included patients submitted to …

Is autograft the gold standard in achieving radiographic fusion in one-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with rigid anterior plate fixation?

D Samartzis, FH Shen, EJ Goldberg, HS An - Spine, 2005 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. A review of 66 consecutive patients at a single institution who underwent one-
level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) with rigid anterior plate fixation with …

Long-term results after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with allograft and plating: a 5-to 11-year radiologic and clinical follow-up study

WM Yue, W Brodner, TR Highland - Spine, 2005 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. A retrospective review. Objectives. To determine the clinical and radiologic
outcomes beyond 5 years after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with allograft and …

Radiographic analysis of fusion progression following one-level cervical fusion with or without plate fixation

A Nabhan, D Pape, T Pitzen, WI Steudel… - Zentralblatt für …, 2007 - thieme-connect.com
Background: Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) using bone graft or a cage with
plate fixation is an accepted technique for the treatment of symptomatic degenerative disc …

Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with implantable titanium cage: initial impressions, patient outcomes and comparison to fusion with allograft

DB Moreland, HL Asch, DE Clabeaux, GJ Castiglia… - The Spine Journal, 2004 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND CONTEXT: The use of metal cage prosthetic devices in anterior cervical
discectomy with fusion (ACDF) has increased rapidly. One of these devices is the titanium …

Comparative analysis of 3 different construct systems for single-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: stand-alone cage, iliac graft plus plate augmentation …

CH Lee, SJ Hyun, MJ Kim, JS Yeom, WH Kim… - Clinical Spine …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Study Design: A retrospective cohort-nested longitudinal study. Objective: To evaluate
radiologic and clinically functional outcomes after single-level anterior cervical discectomy …