Vertebral Endplate Concavity in Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion: Tapered 3D-Printed Porous Titanium Cage versus Squared PEEK Cage

<i>Background and Objectives</i>: To prevent postoperative problems in extreme lateral interbody fusion (XLIF), it is critical that the vertebral endplate not be injured. Unintentional endplate injuries may depend on the cage. A novel porous titanium cage for XLIF has improved geometry with a tapere...

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Main Authors:	Naoki Segi, Hiroaki Nakashima, Ryuichi Shinjo, Yujiro Kagami, Masaaki Machino, Sadayuki Ito, Jun Ouchida, Kazuaki Morishita, Ryotaro Oishi, Ippei Yamauchi, Shiro Imagama
Format:	Artigo
Language:	Inglês
Published:	MDPI AG 2023-02-01
Series:	Medicina
Subjects:	cage subsidence extreme lateral interbody fusion lateral lumber interbody fusion poly-ether-ether-ketone three-dimensional porous titanium vertebral endplate injury
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/1648-9144/59/2/372
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