title: [Assessment of radiological results of anterior cervical discectomy with different fusion cages].
abstract: The purpouse of this study was to compare results of anterior cervical decompression and fusion for cervical disc disease with 2 different interbody devices: titanium cylinder-design cage and carbon box-design cage. The results of operations of 46 patients (60 instrumented levels) divided in to groups according to implant type were examined to asses the restoration of disc height, clinical outcome, bony fusion and complication rate. In the cylinder-design cage group average postoperative restoration of disc height was 72% but with narrowing rate of 26% in follow up. In the carbon box group postoperative disc height restoration was 51% with narrowing in follow up to 6%. Clinical outcome was comparable in both groups and loss of disc height in cylinder-design cage group had no effect on clinical outcome. There were 2 cases of pseudoarthrosis in cylinder cage group. Overall the study shows better radiological outcome of carbon box-design cages in comparison to cylinder design cages with no influence on clinical effect.
authors.affiliation: Oddzial IV- Schorzeń i Urazów Kregosłupa, Wojewódzki Szpital Chirurgii Urazowej w Piekarach Slaskich.
authors.forename: Marek
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Paściak
authors.forename: Jerzy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Grzywocz
authors.forename: Jerzy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Widuchowski
authors.forename: Bogdan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Koczy
authors.forename: Tomasz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wadek
authors.forename: Krystian
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Werner
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001860:Bone Plates; D002244:Carbon; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D017586:Diskectomy / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D011859:Radiography; D020127:Recovery of Function; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D002244:Carbon