ArticleJournal of orthopaedic surgery and research2021
The effects of cages implantation on surgical and adjacent segmental intervertebral foramina.
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- Preoperative Alignment and Interbody Cage Design Influence Radiographic Outcomes Following Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Biomechanical Effects of Zero-P Height on Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: A Finite Element Study.Orthopaedic surgery · 2025Article
- The Influence of Zero-Profile Implant Selection on the Outcomes of Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion.Orthopaedic surgery · 2025Article
- Effect of intervertebral foramen area and width on postoperative pain relief in patients with cervical spondylotic radiculopathy.BMC surgery · 2025Article
- 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
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Abstract
objectionThe overarching goal of our research was to compare the clinical and radiological outcomes with different sizes of cages implantation in anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF), and to evaluate the effects on surgical and adjacent segmental intervertebral foramina.
methodsThe clinical data of 61 patients were analyzed retrospectively. The radiological data included the surgical intervertebral disk space height before (H
resultsAfter the operation and at the final follow-up, our data has demonstrated that the area and height of surgical segmental foramen all increased by comparing those of preoperation in three groups (all P<0.05). However, except for a decrease in group C (all P<0.05), the adjacent segmental foramina showed no significant changes (all P>0.05). The area and height of the surgical segment foramen and the distraction degree were positively correlated (0<R<1, all P<0.05), while the adjacent segments were negatively correlated with it (0<R<1, P=0.002~0.067). JOA scores improved markedly in all groups with similar recovery rates. However, during the final follow-up (P=0.034), it was observed that there were significant differences in visual simulation scores among the three groups.
conclusionThe oversize cage might give a rise to a negative impact on the adjacent intervertebral foramen in ACDF. The mean value of the adjacent intervertebral disk space height (H
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