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Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion Using Zero-P System for Treatment of Cervical Spondylosis: A Meta-Analysis.
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- Self-locking stand-alone cage versus cage-plate fixation in monosegmental anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with a minimum 2-year follow-up: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2023Pooled it
- Outcome and complications after two-level Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion (ACDF) with or without plating. A propensity matched cohort study.Brain & spine · 2026Article
- Biomechanical comparison of multiple zero-profile systems in anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: a finite element analysis.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2025Article
- Biomechanical analysis of a newly designed and 3D printed plate-locking interbody cage: an observational study of finite element analysis.Scientific reports · 2025Observational
- Case Report: Concurrent esophageal and spinal cord compression in cervical spondylosis: integrated anterior osteophytectomy and zero-profile ACDF for dual pathology decompression.Frontiers in surgery · 2025Article
- Biomechanical comparison of anterior cervical corpectomy and fusion, anterior controllable antedisplacement and fusion, and anterior cervical X-shape-corpectomy and fusion in the surgical treatment of ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament: a finite element analysis.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2025Article
- Contiguous Two-Level Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion Using Zero-P VA System: A Retrospective Study.Orthopedic research and reviews · 2025Article
- Correlation between the ease of cage plates implantation and endplate Hounsfield unit value during ACDF: a retrospective study.BMC surgery · 2024Article
- Comparison of the long-term efficacy of ROI-C and conventional cage-plate in treatment of spinal cord injury without fracture or dislocation: a retrospective study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2024Article
- Stand-Alone Anchored Spacer vs Anterior Plate Construct in the Management of Adjacent Segment Disease after Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Comparative Studies.Global spine journal · 2024Review
- Measurement of anatomical parameters of anterior transpedicular root screw intervertebral fusion system of cervical spine.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2023Article
- Outcomes of different zero-profile spacers in the treatment of two-level cervical degenerative disk disease.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 · 2023Article
- Biomechanical properties of different anterior and posterior techniques for atlantoaxial fixation: a finite element analysis.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2023Article
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- Anterior and Posterior Approaches for 4-Level Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy: Low-Profile Cage Versus Cervical Pedicle Screws Fixation.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Patient-specific numerical investigation of the correction of cervical kyphotic deformity based on a retrospective clinical case.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe current study aimed to explore the efficacy of Zero profile intervertebral fusion system (Zero-P) and traditional anterior plate cage system (PC) in the treatment of cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM). Further, the present study evaluated effects of the treatments on medical security, height of intervertebral disc, adjacent-level ossification development (ALOD), and adjacent segmentation disease (ASD) through a systematic retrospective analysis.
methodsStudies on Zero-P system and traditional anterior plate cage system for ACDF in the treatment of CSM were searched in PubMed, Web of Science, Ovid, Embase, and Cochrane Library databases. Two independent researchers screened articles, extracted data, and evaluated the quality of the articles based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria of the current study. RevMan5.3 software was used for meta-analysis following the guidelines of Cochrane collaboration network. Cervical curvature, interbody fusion rate, preoperative and postoperative disc height index (DHI), fusion cage sinking rate, postoperative dysphagia, ASD, ALOD, and loosening of screw were compared between the two groups.
resultsA total of 17 literatures were included in the present study, including 6 randomized controlled trials and 11 observational studies. The studies comprised a total of 1204 patients with CSM, including 605 patients in the Zero-P system group (Zero-P group) and 599 patients in the traditional animal plate cage group (PC group). Results of this meta-analysis showed that postoperative dysphagia [OR = 0.40, CI (0.28, 95% 0.58),
conclusionIt was evident that the Zero-P system used in ACDF is superior compared with the traditional anterior plate cage system in postoperative dysphagia, avoiding ALOD, ASD, and screw loosening.
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