Cervical disc prolapse has been traditionally treated with anterior discectomy and fusion, with good results; however autogenous bone graft and instrumentation remain a limiting factor. To avoid this, a stand-alone cage with bone marrow soaked tricalcium phosphate was used for single level cervical disc disease. Fifteen consecutive patients with single level cervical disc disease operated with ...

STUDY DESIGN Retrospective study. PURPOSE To compare intraoperative endplate injury cases and no injury cases in consecutive series and to identify predisposing factors for intraoperative endplate injury. OVERVIEW OF LITERATURE Unintended endplate violation and subsequent cage subsidence is an intraoperative complication of extreme lateral interbody fusion (XLIF). It is still unknown whethe...

Study Design Retrospective case series. Objective The objective of this study is to describe an alternative technique to attain interbody lumbar fusion in the event of pseudarthrosis after axial lumbar interbody fusion (AxiaLIF) and to assess its safety. Methods Three patients who suffered from pseudarthrosis after AxiaLIF underwent revision surgery with a DEVEX cage (DePuy Synthes, Raynham, MA...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the safety and efficacy of demineralized bone matrix (DBM) as a bone graft substitute for anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) surgery. METHODS Twenty consecutive patients treated with ACDF using stand-alone polyestheretherketone (PEEK) cages (Zero-P) with DBM(CGDBM100) were prospectively evaluated with a minimum of 6 months of follow-up. Radiologic efficacy...