title: Anterior cervical stabilization using a semi-constrained cervical plate and titanium mesh cage for single level corpectomy.
abstract: In this study we reviewed the treatment outcomes for 20 consecutive patients who underwent anterior 1-level cervical corpectomy and reconstruction using a titanium mesh cage and semi-constrained plating after an average follow-up of 14.8 months. Two groups, each of 10 patients, underwent surgery with 10-mm and 13-mm diameter cages, respectively. Bony fusion and the radiological outcome were evaluated using follow-up radiography and sagittal reconstructed CT scans. The radiographs revealed bony consolidation in 95% of the 20 patients during follow-up. Five cases of construct failure occurred after surgery:1 failure (10%) was encountered in the 10-mm cage group and 4 (40%) occurred in the 13-mm cage group (P=0.085). The failures were mainly the result of cage settling and screw-plate failure. Although the clinical outcomes and fusion rates for anterior cervical stabilization using a semi-constrained plate and titanium cage were favorable, further biomechanical evaluations and a prospective randomized study will be necessary to fully understand this dependence of implant failure on cage size.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 50 Ilwon-dong, Kangnam-gu, Seoul, 135-710, Korea.
authors.forename: Sun-Ho
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Joo-Kyung
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Sung
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000379:methods*; D013526:Surgical Mesh; D015996:Survival Rate; D014025:Titanium / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015898:Tomography Scanners, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D014025:Titanium