Anterior cervical stabilization using a semi-constrained cervical plate and titanium mesh cage for single level corpectomy
- Authors
- Lee, SH[Lee, Sun-Ho]; Sung, JK[Sung, Joo-Kyung]
- Issue Date
- Nov-2008
- Publisher
- ELSEVIER SCI LTD
- Citation
- JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCE, v.15, no.11, pp.1227 - 1234
- Indexed
- SCIE
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NEUROSCIENCE
- Volume
- 15
- Number
- 11
- Start Page
- 1227
- End Page
- 1234
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/skku/handle/2021.sw.skku/80328
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.jocn.2007.09.019
- ISSN
- 0967-5868
- Abstract
- In this study we reviewed the treatment outcomes for 20 consecutive patients who underwent anterior 1-level cervical corpectomy and reconstruction using a titanium mesh cage and semi-constrained plating after an average follow-up of 14.8 months. Two groups each of 10 patients, underwent surgery with 10-mm and 13-mm diameter cages, respectively. Bony fusion and the radiological outcome were evaluated using follow-up radiography and sagittal reconstructed CT scans. The radiographys revealed bony consolidation in 95% of the 20 patients during follow-up. Five cases of construct failure occured after surgery:1 failure (10%) was encountered in the 10-mm cage group and 4 (40%) occured in teh 13-mm cage group (P = 0.085). The failures were mainly the result of cage settling and screw-plate failure. Although the clinical outcomes and fusion rates for anterior cervical stabilication using a semi-constrained plate and titanium cage were favorable, further biomechanical evaluations and a prospective randomized study will be necessary to fully understand this dependence of implant failure on cage size. (C) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
- Files in This Item
- There are no files associated with this item.
- Appears in
Collections - Medicine > Department of Medicine > 1. Journal Articles
Items in ScholarWorks are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.