ArticleJournal of spine surgery (Hong Kong)2020
Two-year results of a double-blind multicenter randomized controlled non-inferiority trial of polyetheretherketone (PEEK) versus silicon nitride spinal fusion cages in patients with symptomatic degenerative lumbar disc disorders.
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- Optimal cage biomaterials for fusion and subsidence outcomes in lumbar spinal fusion: a network meta-analysis of 4881 patients.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 · 2026Review
- Advancements in biomaterials and bioactive solutions for lumbar spine fusion cages: Current trends and future perspectives.Bioactive materials · 2025Review
- Is Ti-Coated PEEK Superior to PEEK for Lumbar and Cervical Fusion Procedures? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Antiviral efficacy of silicon nitride against SARS-CoV-2 and MERS-CoV: implications for PPE innovation.Frontiers in microbiology · 2025Article
- 3D-Printed PEEK/Silicon Nitride Scaffolds with a Triply Periodic Minimal Surface Structure for Spinal Fusion Implants.ACS applied bio materials · 2023Article
- 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
- Response to letter by Kersten regarding publication by McEntireJournal of spine surgery (Hong Kong) · 2021Article
- Letter to the editor regarding "Two-year results of a double-blind multicenter randomized controlled non-inferiority trial of polyetheretherketone (PEEK) versus silicon nitride spinal fusion cages in patients with symptomatic degenerative lumbar disc disorders".Journal of spine surgery (Hong Kong) · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundDuring lumbar spinal fusion, spacer cages are implanted to provide vertebral stability, restore sagittal alignment, and maintain disc and foraminal height. Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) is commonly used by most spine surgeons. Silicon nitride (Si
methodsA non-inferiority multicenter 100-patient study was designed where both the observer and patient were blinded. Single- or double-level transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion with pedicle screw fixation using an oblique PEEK or Si
resultsAfter exclusions for protocol violations and canceled surgeries, 92 patients were randomized (i.e., 48 for PEEK and 44 for Si
conclusionsThis study demonstrated that the use of either PEEK or Si
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