Abstract
Anterior cervical discectomy is the most common surgical procedure used to treat damaged cervical discs. Its goal is to relieve pressure on the nerve roots or on the spinal cord by removing the ruptured disc. In the operation, the soft tissues of the neck are separated, and the disc is removed. In order to maintain the normal height of the disc space, the surgeon may choose to fill the space with a bone graft or cage. This chapter describes the implantation of a fusion cage.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
References
Bailey RW, Badgley CE. Stabilization of the cervical spine by anterior fusion. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1960;42:565–94.
Bartels RH, Donk RD, Feuth T. Subsidence of stand-alone cervical carbon fiber cages. Neurosurgery. 2006;58(3):502–8.
Cloward RB. The anterior approach for removal of ruptured discs. J Neurosurg. 1958;15:602–17.
Bednar DA, Al-Tunaib AW. Failure of reconstitution of open-section, posterior iliac-wing bone graft donor sites after lumbar spinal fusion. Observations with implications for the etiology of donor site pain. Eur Spine J. 2005;14(1):95–8.
Chen Y, Lu G, Wang B, et al. A comparison of anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) using self-locking stand-alone polyetheretherketone (PEEK) cage with ACDF using cage and plate in the treatment of three-level cervical degenerative spondylopathy: a retrospective study with 2-year follow-up. Eur Spine J. 2016;25(7):2255–62.
Faldini C, Chehrassan M, Miscione MT, et al. Single-level anterior cervical discectomy and interbody fusion using PEEK anatomical cervical cage and allograft bone. J Orthop Traumatol. 2011;12(4):201–5.
Kao TH, Wu CH, Chou YC, et al. Risk factors for subsidence in anterior cervical fusion with stand-alone polyetheretherketone (PEEK) cages: a review of 82 cases and 182 levels. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2014;134(10):1343–51.
Moon HJ, Kim JH. The effects of anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with stand-alone cages at two contiguous levels on cervical alignment and outcomes. Acta Neurochir. 2011;153(3):559–65.
Sasso RC, Smucker JD, Hacker R, et al. Clinical outcomes of BRYAN cervical disc arthroplasty: a prospective, randomized, controlled, multicenter trial with 24-month follow-up. J Spinal Disord Tech. 2007;20(7):481–91.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2023 Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Vieweg, U. (2023). Cage Implantation in the Cervical Spine. In: Vieweg, U., Grochulla, F. (eds) Manual of Spine Surgery. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-64062-3_31
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-64062-3_31
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg
Print ISBN: 978-3-662-64060-9
Online ISBN: 978-3-662-64062-3
eBook Packages: MedicineMedicine (R0)