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Lower fusion rates observed with Trabecular Metal versus Smith-Robinson for ACDF
March 2013
Lower fusion rates observed with Trabecular Metal versus Smith-Robinson for ACDF
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A
Clinical and radiological evaluation of Trabecular Metal and the Smith-Robinson technique in anterior cervical fusion for degenerative disease: A prospective, randomized, controlled study with 2-year follow-up
Eur Spine J. 2010 Mar;19(3):464-73. Epub 2009 Sep 18Did you know you're eligible to earn 0.5 CME credits for reading this report? Click Here
Synopsis
80 patients scheduled to undergo anterior cervical decompression and fusion (ACDF) were randomized to receive an application of porous tantalum metal (TM) trabecular graft or the standard Smith-Robinson (SR) iliac crest autograft. Patients treated with TM were observed to have lower fusion rates compared to those treated with SR. Both treatments had similar clinical outcomes in the 2 year study pe...
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