Comparison of fusion rates following transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion using polyetheretherketone cages or titanium cages with transpedicular instrumentation

European Spine Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 2150-2155

  Nemoto, Osamu ^a   Asazuma, Takashi ^b   Yato, Yoshiyuki ^b   Imabayashi, Hideaki ^c   Yasuoka, Hiroki ^d   Fujikawa, Akira ^a  

^a Japan Self Defense Force Central Hospital   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION MURAYAMA MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

^d Tokorozawa Meisei Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Polyetheretherketone; Titanium; Transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion; Vertebral osteolysis

Indexed keywords

POLYETHERETHERKETONE; TITANIUM; BIOMATERIAL; KETONE; MACROGOL DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEVICE COMPARISON; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC FIXATION DEVICE; OSTEOLYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POLYETHERETHERKETONE CAGE; PSEUDARTHROSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINE FUSION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; TITANIUM CAGE; TRANSFORAMINAL LUMBAR INTERBODY FUSION; BACK; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVICES; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MIDDLE AGED; PEDICLE SCREW; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROCEDURES; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES; RADIOGRAPHY; SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC; KETONES; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEDICLE SCREWS; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL FUSION; TITANIUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84919332264     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: 14320932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-014-3466-9     Document Type: Article

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