Cage subsidence does not, but cervical lordosis improvement does affect the long-term results of anterior cervical fusion with stand-alone cage for degenerative …

WJ Wu, LS Jiang, Y Liang, LY Dai - European Spine Journal, 2012 - Springer
Objective Clinical outcomes of the stand-alone cage have been encouraging when used in
anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF), but concerns remain regarding its …

Outcomes of contemporary use of rectangular titanium stand-alone cages in anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: cage subsidence and cervical alignment

T Yamagata, T Takami, T Uda, H Ikeda… - Journal of Clinical …, 2012 - Elsevier
Cervical intervertebral disc replacement using a rectangular titanium stand-alone cage has
become a standard procedure for anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF). We …

Anterior cervical interbody fusion with a titanium box cage: early radiological assessment of fusion and subsidence

HPW van Jonbergen, M Spruit, PG Anderson… - The Spine Journal, 2005 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND CONTEXT: The use of stand-alone cervical interbody cages in anterior
cervical discectomy with fusion (ACDF) has become popular, but high subsidence rates …

Influence of cervical bone mineral density on cage subsidence in patients following stand-alone anterior cervical discectomy and fusion

C Brenke, M Dostal, J Scharf, C Weiß… - European Spine …, 2015 - Springer
Purpose Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) is a common procedure for the
treatment of cervical degenerative diseases. However, cage subsidence remains a frequent …

The effects of anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with stand-alone cages at two contiguous levels on cervical alignment and outcomes

HJ Moon, JH Kim, JH Kim, TH Kwon, HS Chung… - Acta …, 2011 - Springer
Background Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) using stand-alone cages is an
effective method of treating degenerative disease. However, stand-alone cages are reported …

Anterior cervical arthrodesis using a “stand alone” cylindrical titanium cage: prospective analysis of radiographic parameters

F Kolstad, ØP Nygaard, H Andresen, G Leivseth - Spine, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Prospective, observational study. Objective. To evaluate biomechanical
changes associated with cervical arthrodesis using a cylindrical titanium cage. Summary of …

Long term outcome and adjacent disc degeneration after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with titanium cylindrical cages

T Sugawara, Y Itoh, Y Hirano, N Higashiyama… - Acta …, 2009 - Springer
Background Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) is widely performed for the
treatment of cervical spinal degenerative disease. Autogenic or allogenic bone grafts are …

Stand-alone cervical cages versus anterior cervical plate in 2-level cervical anterior interbody fusion patients: clinical outcomes and radiologic changes

JK Oh, TY Kim, HS Lee, NK You, GH Choi… - Clinical Spine …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
Study Design: Retrospective study. Objectives: To compare the efficacy of 2-level anterior
cervical discectomy and fusion with cage alone (ACDF-CA) and with cage and plate …

[HTML][HTML] Stand-alone cages for anterior cervical fusion: are there no problems?

SY Han, HW Kim, CY Lee, HR Kim… - Korean Journal of …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective There are complications in stand-alone cage assisted anterior cervical discectomy
and fusion (ACDF), such as cage subsidence and kyphosis. Here we report our clinical …

[HTML][HTML] Incidence and clinical relevance of cage subsidence in anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: a systematic review

I Noordhoek, MT Koning, WCH Jacobs… - Acta …, 2018 - Springer
Background The placement of intervertebral cages in anterior cervical discectomy (ACDF)
supposedly maintains foraminal height. The most commonly reported cage-related …