ArticleJournal of spine surgery (Hong Kong)2020
Clinical outcomes for lumbar fusion using silicon nitride versus other biomaterials.
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- Advancements in biomaterials and bioactive solutions for lumbar spine fusion cages: Current trends and future perspectives.Bioactive materials · 2025Review
- Precision Medicine in Orthobiologics: A Paradigm Shift in Regenerative Therapies.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Advancements in Nanotechnology for Spinal Surgery: Innovations in Spinal Fixation Devices for Enhanced Biomechanical Performance and Osteointegration.Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Antiviral efficacy of silicon nitride against SARS-CoV-2 and MERS-CoV: implications for PPE innovation.Frontiers in microbiology · 2025Article
- Biomechanical Evaluation of Cervical Interbody Fusion Cages for Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion With Variations in Morphology: A Finite Element Analysis.Biomedical engineering and computational biology · 2025Article
- Advances in Synthetic Grafts in Spinal Fusion Surgery.International journal of spine surgery · 2023Article
- Silicon Nitride Ceramics: Structure, Synthesis, Properties, and Biomedical Applications.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Silicon Nitride and Biomaterial Modulus as it Relates to Subsidence Risk in Spinal Fusion Surgery.North American Spine Society journal · 2022Review
- Transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion with a silicon nitride cage demonstrates early radiographic fusion.Journal of spine surgery (Hong Kong) · 2022Article
- Activity and Mechanism of Action of the Bioceramic Silicon Nitride as an Environmentally Friendly Alternative for the Control of the Grapevine Downy Mildew PathogenFrontiers in microbiology · 2020Article
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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundIn lumbar fusion surgery, intervertebral spacer cages made of silicon nitride (Si
methodsPre-operative patient demographics, comorbidities, changes in visual analog scale (ΔVAS) pain scores, complications, adverse events, and secondary surgical interventions (SSI) were compiled from the records of 450 patients who underwent Si
resultsOverall, the mean last-follow-up for all patients was 341±293 days (11.4±9.8 months), with the longest follow-up being 6.4 years. Patients with Si
conclusionsLumbar fusion with Si
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