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Anterior Cervical Corpectomy and Fusion and Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion Using Titanium Mesh Cages for Treatment of Degenerative Cervical Pathologies: A Literature Review.
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- Risk factors for cage subsidence in patients undergoing cervical fusion: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Neurosurgical review · 2026Pooled it
- Biomechanical effects of a novel anatomic fusion cage for anterior cervical corpectomy: a finite element study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2026Article
- Hidden blood loss in anterior cervical discectomy and fusion versus single-level anterior cervical corpectomy and fusion with adjacent discectomy for two-level cervical spondylotic myelopathy.Joint diseases and related surgery · 2026Article
- Analysis of the anti-subsidence mechanical properties of novel 3D-printed titanium cages compared to conventional titanium cages.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Article
- Effects of new assembled titanium mesh cage on the improvement in biomechanical performance of single-level anterior cervical corpectomy and fusion: a finite element analysis.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Article
- Anterior cervical trapezoid corpectomy and fusion (ACTCF): a novel technique for cervical spondylotic myelopathy.Neurosurgical review · 2025Article
- MRI-based endplate bone quality score independently predicts cage subsidence after anterior cervical corpectomy fusion.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2025Article
- Surgical options for ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament of the cervical spine: a narrative review.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2024Review
- Comparative efficacy of unilateral biportal endoscopic and full-endoscopic posterior cervical foraminotomy in the treatment of cervical spondylotic radiculopathy: a retrospective analysis.Neurosurgical review · 2024Article
- Safety of anterior cervical corpectomy and fusion (ACCF) for the treatment of subaxial cervical spine injuries, a single center comparative matched analysis.Acta neurochirurgica · 2024Article
- Challenges and outcomes of upper cervical spinal tuberculosis surgery in pandemic-Case series study.International journal of surgery case reports · 2024Article
- Comparison of anterior column reconstruction techniques after en bloc spondylectomy: a finite element study.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- The Effect of Plate Thickness on Fusion, Complications, and Outcomes in Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery.Cureus · 2023Article
- The Impact of Single-Level ACDF on Neural Foramen and Disc Height of Surgical and Adjacent Cervical Segments: A Case-Series Radiological Analysis.Brain sciences · 2023Article
- Efficacy of a newly designed helical-shaped 3D-printed titanium cage for cervical vertebral defect healing in rabbits.American journal of translational research · 2023Article
- Is 3D-printed Titanium cage a reliable option for 3-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion in treating degenerative cervical spondylosis?Frontiers in surgery · 2023Article
- [Application and research progress of three-dimentional printed porous titanium alloy after tumor resection].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2022Article
- Factors affecting titanium mesh cage subsidence in single-level anterior cervical corpectomy and fusion for ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2022Article
- Minimally Invasive Full-endoscopic Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy and Discectomy: Introducing a Simple and Useful Localization Technique of the "V" Point.Orthopaedic surgery · 2022Article
- Low cervical vertebral CT value increased early subsidence of titanium mesh cage after anterior cervical corpectomy and fusion.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2022Article
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Abstract
Anterior cervical corpectomy and fusion (ACCF) and anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) are 2 effective and safe surgical treatments of degenerative cervical pathologies and are associated with a high percentage of excellent clinical outcomes when a graft or device must be used during the surgery, such as an allograft, autograft, nano-hydroxyapatite/polyamide cages, poly-ether-ether-ketone (PEEK) cages, and titanium mesh cages (TMCs). Although TMCs have been used in cervical surgeries for almost 2 decades, no specific reviews have been performed introducing the state of this material. Thus, in the present review, we discuss the status of using TMCs in anterior cervical surgeries. Studies that tested the usage of TMCs in treating degenerative cervical pathologies were included in this review. The development and progress of TMCs, the biomechanical analysis of TMCs, the radiological and clinical assessment of TMCs, the advantages and disadvantages of using TMCs, and their prospects for future applications as a device of ACCF and ACDF in treating degenerative cervical pathologies are discussed. Studies included in this review showed that TMCs can provide sufficient biomechanical stability. Furthermore, the TMCs used in anterior cervical fusion avoid the donor-site morbidity and achieve a solid bony fusion. However, there are some shortcomings. The structural characteristics and the design of TMCs cause the TMC subsidence rate to remain high, thus resulting in multiple related complications. We believe that due to the virtues of TMCs, they are worthy of application and promotion. However, the structure of TMCs should be further optimized to reduce the TMC subsidence rate and subsidence-related complications, ultimately achieving excellent clinical results.
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