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ArticleZhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery2021

[Effectiveness of three-dimensional printing artificial vertebral body and interbody fusion Cage in anterior cervical surgery].

Zhiqiang Wang, Haoyu Feng, Xun Ma, Chen Chen, Chen Deng, Lin Sun

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Article in Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Zhiqiang WangDepartment of Orthopedics, Third Hospital of Shanxi Medical University (Shanxi Bethune Hospital, Shanxi Academy of Medical Sciences, Tongji Shanxi Hospital), Taiyuan Shanxi, 030032, P.R.China.
Haoyu FengDepartment of Orthopedics, Third Hospital of Shanxi Medical University (Shanxi Bethune Hospital, Shanxi Academy of Medical Sciences, Tongji Shanxi Hospital), Taiyuan Shanxi, 030032, P.R.China.
Xun MaDepartment of Orthopedics, Third Hospital of Shanxi Medical University (Shanxi Bethune Hospital, Shanxi Academy of Medical Sciences, Tongji Shanxi Hospital), Taiyuan Shanxi, 030032, P.R.China.
Chen ChenDepartment of Orthopedics, Third Hospital of Shanxi Medical University (Shanxi Bethune Hospital, Shanxi Academy of Medical Sciences, Tongji Shanxi Hospital), Taiyuan Shanxi, 030032, P.R.China.
Chen DengDepartment of Orthopedics, Third Hospital of Shanxi Medical University (Shanxi Bethune Hospital, Shanxi Academy of Medical Sciences, Tongji Shanxi Hospital), Taiyuan Shanxi, 030032, P.R.China.
Lin SunDepartment of Orthopedics, Third Hospital of Shanxi Medical University (Shanxi Bethune Hospital, Shanxi Academy of Medical Sciences, Tongji Shanxi Hospital), Taiyuan Shanxi, 030032, P.R.China.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo evaluate the effectiveness of three-dimensional (3D) printing artificial vertebral body and interbody fusion Cage in anterior cervical disectomy and fusion (ACCF) combined with anterior cervical corpectomy and fusion (ACDF).

methodsThe clinical data of 29 patients with multilevel cervical spondylotic myelopathy who underwent ACCF combined with ACDF between May 2018 and December 2019 were retrospectively analyzed. Among them, 13 patients were treated with 3D printing artificial vertebral body and 3D printing Cage as 3D printing group and 16 patients with ordinary titanium mesh Cage (TMC) and Cage as TMC group. There was no significant difference in gender, age, surgical segment, Nurick grade, disease duration, and preoperative Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA) score, visual analogue scale (VAS) score, and Cobb angle of fusion segment between the two groups (

resultsThe operation time of 3D printing group was significantly less than that of TMC group (

conclusionFor patients with multilevel cervical spondylotic myelopathy undergoing ACCF combined with ACDF, compared with TMC and Cage, 3D printing artificial vertebrae body and 3D printing Cage have the advantages of shorter operation time, better reduction of height loss of fusion vertebral body, and maintenance of cervical physiological curvature, the early effectiveness is better.

Indexed as

Spinal FusionSpondylosisCervical VertebraeHumansPrinting, Three-DimensionalRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeVertebral Bodyanterior cervical corpectomy and fusionanterior cervical disectomy and fusionbone graft fusionmultilevel cervical spondylotic myelopathyThree-dimensional printingtitanium mesh Cage

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PMID34523280
PMCPMC8444133
OpenAlexW3199892320

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