ArticleGlobal spine journal2024
Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion with Double Banana Cages: Clinical Evaluations and Finite Element Model Analysis.
Article in Global spine journal, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.
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- Two-Year Radiological Fusion Outcomes Following Biportal Endoscopic Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion Using Banana-Shaped Interbody Cages.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Augmenting Screw Technique to Prevent TLIF Cage Subsidence: A Biomechanical In Vitro Study.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Microscopic and Biomechanical Analysis of PEEK Interspinous Spacers for Spinal Fusion Applications.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Letter re: Letter to the Editor - Global Spine in Response to Fushimi et al.Global spine journal · 2024Article
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Abstract
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designClinical and basic study.
objectivesThis study aimed to investigate whether transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) using 2 banana-shaped cages leads to good clinical outcomes.
methodsFirst, we conducted a clinical study to compare outcomes among patients who underwent TLIF using different types or numbers of cages. Propensity matched patients in each group were reviewed. Thirty-four patients who underwent surgery with 2 bullet-shaped cages (group A), 34 with a banana-shaped cage (group B), and 34 with 2 banana-shaped cages (group C) were compared. Twelve months after the surgery, bony fusion and cage subsidence were evaluated.
resultsThe mean amount of cage subsidence was 14.9% in group A, 19.9% in group B, and 11.8% in group C. Subsidence in group B was significantly greater than that in group C (
conclusionThis study showed that TLIF with double banana-shaped cages led to good clinical outcomes with less cage subsidence, probably because of decreased mechanical stress on the vertebral endplate.
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