Evaluation of bony fusion after anterior cervical discectomy: a systematic literature review

ConclusionsIn approximately 90% of patients, bony fusion is accomplished one year after ACDF. As there is no generally accepted definition of bony fusion, different measuring techniques cannot be compared to a gold standard and it is impossible to determine the most accurate method. Variations in study design hamper conclusions on optimising the rate of bony fusion by choice of material and/or additives. Insufficient attention is paid to correlation between bony fusion and clinical outcome.Graphical abstractThese slides can be retrieved from electronic supplementary material.
Source: European Spine Journal - Category: Orthopaedics Source Type: research