Cage-screw and anterior plating combination reduces the risk of micromotion and subsidence in multilevel anterior cervical discectomy and fusion—a finite element study
Maohua Lin, Stephen Z. Shapiro, James Doulgeris, Erik D. Engeberg, Chi-Tay Tsai, Frank D. Vrionis
Topics & Concepts
Anterior cervical discectomy and fusionCageFinite element methodMedicinePlating (geology)SubsidenceFusionDiscectomyMaterials scienceSurgeryOrthodonticsCervical spineGeologyStructural engineeringLumbarEngineeringLinguisticsStructural basinPhilosophyGeophysicsPaleontologyCervical and Thoracic MyelopathySpine and Intervertebral Disc PathologyScoliosis diagnosis and treatment