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ReviewGlobal spine journal2025

Safety and Efficacy of Anterior Cervical Corpectomy and Reconstruction With Expandable Cages for Treatment of Cervical Myelopathy-Focusing on Stand-Alone Cages: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Ahmed Mahmoud Abouelhamd, Mohamed Marey Hesn, Anas Elgenidy, Omar Alomari, Mohammed Al-Mahdi Al-Kurdi, Amer Helal, Ayman Abdelaziz Elgharori, Dina Hesham Khattab, Mohamed Gomaa Farahat, Mahmoud Ragab Zaki Ali and 1 more

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Review in Global spine journal, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Ahmed Mahmoud AbouelhamdSpine Department of Klinikum Fichtelgebirge - Marktredwitz, Marktredwitz, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-2702-4785
Mohamed Marey HesnDamietta Faculty of Medicine, Al Azhar University, Damietta, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-2444-5018
Anas ElgenidyDepartment of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Omar AlomariHamidiye International Faculty of Medicine, University of Health Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey.
Mohammed Al-Mahdi Al-KurdiFaculty of Medicine, University of Aleppo, Aleppo, Syrian Arab Republic.
Amer HelalDeapartment of Neurosurgery, BG Klinikum Bergmannstrost Halle, Halle, Germany.
Ayman Abdelaziz ElgharoriCardiothoracic Surgery Department, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt.
Dina Hesham KhattabPsychiatry and Addiction Department at Kasr Alainy Hospital, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Mohamed Gomaa FarahatFaculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt.ORCID 0009-0009-3282-8244
Mahmoud Ragab Zaki AliFaculty of Medicine, Minia University, Minia, Egypt.
Mohamed Hussein TohamyHead of Spine and Scoliosis Unit, Martin-Ulbrich-Haus Rothenburg, Rothenburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-7577-4105

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Study DesignSystematic review and Meta-analysis.ObjectivesThis study aims to evaluate the efficacy, postoperative outcomes, and potential complications of using expandable cages in cervical spine surgery.MethodsA comprehensive search was performed across Medline, Scopus, Web of Science, Cochrane, and Embase up to May 22, 2023. Meta-analyses and subgrouping analyses were performed using "OpenMetaAnalyst" and R software to analyze efficacy outcomes and complications. The assessment of heterogeneity utilized the i

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cervical spinecorpectomyexpandable cagesmeta-analysismyelopathystand-alone cages

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PMCPMC11999999

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