ArticleInternational journal of spine surgery2020
Expandable Interbody Fusion Cages: An Editorial on the Surgeon's Perspective on Recent Technological Advances and Their Biomechanical Implications.
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- Experimental quantification of resistance to subsidence conferred by endplate-specific expandable implants in anterior lumbar interbody fusion.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2026Article
- Current Applications and Future Directions of Technologies Used in Adult Deformity Surgery for Personalized Alignment: A Narrative Review.Journal of personalized medicine · 2025Review
- A single straight expandable cage via a hybrid posterior-transforaminal approach with rhBMP-2 or allograft provides high fusion rates with low risk of subsidence.Journal of spine surgery (Hong Kong) · 2025Article
- Hidden blood loss in percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy via the posterolateral approach.Joint diseases and related surgery · 2025Article
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- Comparison of Single or Double Titanium Mesh Cage for Anterior Reconstruction After Total En Bloc Spondylectomy for Thoracic and Lumbar Spinal Tumors.Neurospine · 2024Article
- Expandable Cages for Lumbar Interbody Fusion: A Narrative Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion with an expandable interbody device: Two-year clinical and radiographic outcomes.North American Spine Society journal · 2023Article
- Biplanar Expandable Cages for Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion Are Safe and Achieve Good 1-Year Clinical and Radiological Outcomes in an Asian Population.International journal of spine surgery · 2023Article
- Hidden Blood Loss and Its Possible Risk Factors in Full Endoscopic Lumbar Interbody Fusion.Journal of personalized medicine · 2023Article
- The effect of expandable versus static lordotic interbody implants in minimally invasive spine surgery: patient reported outcomes, sagittal alignment, and restoration of disc height and foraminal height.Journal of spine surgery (Hong Kong) · 2023Article
- Comparison of Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion in the Ambulatory Surgery Center and Traditional Hospital Settings, Part 1: Multi-Center Assessment of Surgical Safety.Journal of personalized medicine · 2023Article
- Expandable vs Static Interbody Devices for Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion.International journal of spine surgery · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundExpandable cages have gone through several iterations since they first appeared on the market in the early 2000s. Their development was prompted by some common problems associated with static interbody cages, including migration, expulsion, dural or neural traction injury, and pseudarthrosis.
objectiveTo summarize current technological advances from earlier expandable lumbar interbody fusion devices to implants with vertical and medial-to-lateral expansion mechanisms.
methodsThe authors review the currently available expandable cage designs, the incremental technological advances, and how these devices impact minimally invasive surgery interbody procedures and clinical outcomes. The strategic concepts intended to improve the minimally invasive application of expandable interbody fusion implants are reviewed from a surgeon's perspective in a clinical context to discuss how their use may improve patient outcomes.
conclusionsThe geometrical configuration, effective stiffness of composite multi-material cage designs may impact the bone-implant contact area with the endplates. Hybridization strategies of expandable cage technology with modern minimally invasive and endoscopic spinal surgery techniques are presented by outlining their advantages and disadvantages. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: 1 CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Systematic review.
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