Increased incidence of cage migration and nonunion in instrumented transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion with bioabsorbable cages

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 388-393

  Smith, Arien J ^a   Arginteanu, Marc ^a   Moore, Frank ^a   Steinberger, Alfred ^a   Camins, Martin ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioabsorbable cage; Biodegradable interbody spacer; Cage migration; Carbon fiber; Nonunion; Transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBER; POLYLACTIDE; CARBON; POLYESTER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUSION CAGE MIGRATION; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; LUMBOSACRAL SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDICLE SCREW; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSEUDARTHROSIS; SPINE FUSION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; TRANSFORAMINAL LUMBAR INTERBODY FUSION; TREATMENT FAILURE; BONE SCREW; COMPARATIVE STUDY; INCIDENCE; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY; SPINAL DISEASES; TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ADULT; BONE SCREWS; CARBON; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYESTERS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL DISEASES; SPINAL FUSION; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956413094     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: 15475646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2010.3.SPINE09587     Document Type: Article

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