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PEEK Cages versus Titanium-Coated PEEK Cages in Single-Level Anterior Cervical Fusion

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December 2024

PEEK Cages versus Titanium-Coated PEEK Cages in Single-Level Anterior Cervical Fusion

Vol: 306| Issue: 12| Number:8| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

PEEK Cages versus Titanium-Coated PEEK Cages in Single-Level Anterior Cervical Fusion: A Randomized Controlled Study.

J Neurol Surg A Cent Eur Neurosurg. 2024 01-May;():. 10.1055/s-0043-1770694

Contributing Authors:
J Schroder T Kampulz SK Bajaj AG Hellwig M Winking

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One hundred and four patients with single-level cervical radiculopathy or mild myelopathy were randomized to receive either PEEK cages (n=52) or titanium-coated PEEK (TiPEEK) cages (n=52). The primary outcome of interest was fusion rates at one and two years postoperatively, assessed via radiological imaging. Secondary outcomes included pain scores for the neck and arm (using the Visual Analog Sca...

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