A Prospective Study of Clinical and Radiological Outcomes of Zero-Profile Cage Screw Implants for Single-Level Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: Is Segmental Lordosis Maintained at 2 Years?

CONCLUSIONS: The zero-profile cage screw device provides good fusion and cervical lordosis but is incapable of maintaining the segmental lordosis achieved up to a 2-year follow-up. We also recommend caution when using it in patients with small vertebrae. PMID: 28443171 [PubMed]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28443171?dopt=Abstract

Source: Asian Spine Journal - April 28, 2017 Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Asian Spine J Source Type: research