title: [Development of the anterior cervical postdiscectomy arthrodesis: bone graft, plate, intersomatic cage and plate-cage].
abstract: The surgical techniques for anterior cervical postdiscectomy arthrodesis are reviewed, including bone graft, cervical plates, intervertebral cages and plate-cage systems. The biomechanical advantages of each method are discussed. An alternative to arthrodesis are simple discectomy and arthroplastia with disc prosthesis. Integrated plate-cage systems are the final result in the evolution of the cervical arthrodesis developments. The available plate-cage systems are described.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Neurocirugía, Hospital General de Castellón.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: González-Darder
mesh_terms: D001174:Arthrodesis / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D001860:Bone Plates; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D017586:Diskectomy; D006801:Humans; D016268:Internal Fixators; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery