Open AccessRadiological outcomes following hyperlordotic cage insertion in anterior cervical discectomy and fusion
Author(s) -
Dianna Li,
Katherine Poulgrain,
Antony Kam
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of spine surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2414-469X
pISSN - 2414-4630
DOI - 10.21037/jss.2019.10.08
Subject(s) - anterior cervical discectomy and fusion , medicine , lordosis , cage , cobb angle , myelopathy , cervical vertebrae , sagittal plane , surgery , kyphosis , radiological weapon , radiography , orthodontics , cervical spine , radiology , spinal cord , mathematics , combinatorics , psychiatry
Cervical alignment is associated with myelopathy and quality of life. Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) aims to decompress neural structures and optimise cervical alignment. This study examines the quantitative impact of the hyperlordotic 15° ACDF cage on cervical alignment, and compares it to that of the standard lordosis cage.