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Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: Comparison of titanium and
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RESEARCH ARTICLE Open Access
Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion:
Comparison of titanium and
polyetheretherketone cages
Mario Cabraja*, Soner Oezdemir, Daniel Koeppen and Stefan Kroppenstedt
Abstract
Background: Titanium (TTN) cages have a higher modulus of elasticity when compared with polyetheretherketone
(PEEK) cages. This suggests that TTN-cages could show more frequent cage subsidence after anterior cervical
discectomy and fusion (ACDF) and therefore might lead to a higher loss of correction. We compared the long term
results of stand-alone PEEK- and TTN-cages in a comparable patient collective that was operated under identical
operative settings.
Methods: From 2002 to 2007 154 patients underwent single-level ACDF for degenerative disc disease (DDD).
Clinical and radiological outcome were assessed in 86 eligible patients after a mean of 28.4 months. 44 patients
received a TTN- and 42 patients a PEEK-cage.
Results: Solid arthrodesis was found in 93.2% of the TTN-group and 88.1% of the PEEK-group. Cage subsidence was
observed in 20.5% of the TTN- and 14.3% of the PEEK-group. A significant segmental lordotic correction was
achieved by both cage-types. Even though a loss of correction was found at the last follow-up in both groups, it
did not reach the level of statistical significance. Statistical analysis of these results revealed no differences between
the TTN- and PEEK-group.
When assessed with the neck disability index (NDI), the visual analogue scale (VAS) of neck and arm pain and
Odom’s criteria the clinical data showed no significant differences between the groups.
Conclusions: Clinical and radiological outcomes of ACDF with TTN- or PEEK-cages do not appear to be influenced
by the chosen synthetic graft. The modulus of elasticity represents only one of many physical properties of a cage.
Design, shape, size, surface architecture of a cage as well as bone density, endplate preparation and applied
distraction during surgery need to be considered as further important factors.
Background
Cervical titanium (TTN) and polyetheretherketone
(PEEK) cages for intervertebral disc space reconstruction
are both accepted grafts for anterior cervical discectomy
and fusion (ACDF) [1-7].
TTN-cages have been criticized to produce an inferior
clinical outcome compared with bone grafts due to a
higher elasticity modulus, which could result in subsid-
ence [8]. Nevertheless, due to structural properties TTN
implants are likely to provide a good osseointegration [9]
and several clinical studies demonstrate successful results
after implantation of TTN-cages [10-13].
* Correspondence: mario.cabraja@charite.de
Department of Neurosurgery, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin,
Hindenburgdamm 20, Berlin 12200, Germany
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PEEK-cages have a modulus of elasticity closely resem-
bling that of cortical bone, which might lead to advantages
in load sharing and stress distribution. This might result
in a lower subsidence rate with less loss of segmental cor-
rection and potentially higher fusion rate [14-16].
A direct comparison of cervical TTN- and PEEK-cages
in a clinical setting is very rarely found in the literature
[16-19], and even less studies consequently compare the
radiological results [16,18]. The latter studies showed
the PEEK-implants being superior in maintaining cer-
vical interspace height and achieving radiographic fusion
[16,18], even suggesting to cease the application of
TTN-cages in cervical spine surgery [16].
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the fu-
sion of the operated segment and to examine the rate of
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http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2474/13/172cage subsidence as well as clinical outcome in two com-
parable patient collectives.
Methods
Patient cohort
From 2002 to 2007 according to our records a total of
252 patients underwent ACDF. For better comparison
we have excluded patients with multilevel surgery, previ-
ous or subsequent surgery of the cervical spine, cage fill-
ings with allo-, autograft or bone substitutes, additional
plating for single-level ACDF or patients suffering from
an infection or traumatic spinal cord injury. Patients that
did not appear to at least one-year follow-up were
excluded as well (see Figure 1).
The study conforms to the Helsinki Declaration, and
to local legislation. By protecting the patients’ anonym-
ity, approval of our institutional ethics committee is not
required for this retrospective study.
The included patients experienced radiculopathy and
neck pain as main symptoms. 16 patients suffered from
a myelopathy (see Table 1). All of the patients underwent
conservative treatment unsuccessfully.
Surgery
ACDF was performed in supine position by a transverse
skin incision from the right side after induction of gen-
eral anaesthesia. After removal of the disc, preparation
of the endplates with a rongeur and decompression of
the nerval structures the intervertebral space was filled
with an empty stand-alone synthetic cage under anterior
distraction. Great care was taken to remove the cartil-
aginous tissue, but preserve intact endplates. No drill
was used for the preparation of the endplates. The cage
was placed close to the anterior margin of the spine to
achieve a segmental lordosis.
The patients received either a CeSpaceW Titan cage
with PlasmaporeW coating or a CeSpaceW PEEK cage (B
Braun Aesculap, Tuttlingen, Germany) (see Figure 2).
Both cage types were applied in sizes from 4-7 mm in
height with a diameter of 16 mm, depth of 13.5 mm and
an angle of 5°. The choice of cage size depended mainly
on the height of the adjacent intervertebral disc space
and the sagittal profile. The cage was chosen to be at
least 1 mm higher than the affected disc, but was not
supposed to exceed a normal adjacent level disc substan-
tially. The exact disc height of the normal adjacent level
was not measured pre- or intraoperatively, but was esti-
mated by cage trials and lateral fluoroscopy during sur-
gery. The choice of the cage material depended on the
surgeon’s personal preference.
After surgery, all patients were treated by the same
protocol, which consisted of physical rest for 6 weeks and
then physical therapy. A cervical collar was not applied.
Clinical and radiological evaluation
Follow-up examinations were performed on an out-
patient basis in our department. Neck and arm pain
were measured using the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS);
functionality was assessed with help of the Neck Disabil-
ity Index (NDI). Overall clinical outcome was rated
using Odom’s criteria.
Radiographic examinations included pre- and post-
operative plain and functional radiography. Radiological
analysis involved the measurement of various angles: Cer-
vical lordosis was measured between C2 and C7 according
to Cobb in neutral position as well as in extension and
flexion. The segmental angles of the operated vertebral
levels were measured in neutral position as well as in ex-
tension and flexion. Additionally, the preoperative anterior
and posterior disc height of the operated and the adjacent
cranial level was measured. At the last follow-up the oc-
currence of anterior and posterior bone bridging as well as
cage subsidence (≥2 mm) [20] were assessed. Solid arth-
rodesis was rated according to the following accepted cri-
teria [1,5,13,21]: The operated segment was rated as a
solid arthrodesis, if movement of less than 2° was
measured, and by the absence of motion between the
spinous processes on lateral flexion-extension radiographs.
Movement of ≥2° on flexion/extension radiographs was
regarded as a pseudarthrosis [2,5].
Measurements were done on digital radiographs using
integrated software to measure angles and distances up to
the accuracy of 0.1° and 0.01 mm, respectively (Centricity
Enterprise Web, General Electric Medical Systems, Chal-
font St Giles, United Kingdom). The values were
expressed as mean with standard deviation. To validate
the assessed data the measurements were performed inde-
pendently by two examiners. Furthermore, the measure-
ment of the depth of the used cages (13.5 mm) in lateral
radiographs served to validate the measurements.
Statistical analysis
The statistical evaluation was performed using PASW
Statistics 18, Version 18.0.0 (SPSS Inc.). Statistical ana-
lysis of ASD and gender was performed by Pearson's
chi-square test. The clinical and radiological data were
analysed by the Mann–Whitney-U-test, Chi-square-test
and the Student's t-test. A p-value <0.05 was deemed as
statistically significant.
Results
86 of 101 eligible patients (54 men and 32 women) were
evaluated. The patients’ age at time of surgery ranged
from 32 to 74 years, with a mean of 54.3 years. The
patients of the PEEK-group were significantly older than
the patients of the TTN-group (p = 0.030). The follow-
up period ranged from 12 to 60 months (mean:
28.4 months) (see Table 1).
252 anterior cervical surgeries
98 patients excluded:
- Multilevel surgery (n=60)
- Additional plating for single-level DDD (n=25)
- Prior cervical surgery (n=6)
- Trauma(n=5)
- Spondylodiscitis (n=2)
154 patients with single-level 
surgery for DDD
15 patients excluded:
- did not appear (15) 
101 patients eligible
53 patients excluded:
- filled cages (n=23)
- subsequent surgery of the adjacent segment (12)
- not accessible (n=8) 
- location > 100 km distance (10)
86 included
Figure 1 Patient flow.
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Surgery
ACDF was performed in 7 cases at C3/4, in 17 cases at
C4/5, in 43 cases at C5/6 and in 19 cases at C6/7. The
operation time ranged from 56 to 150 minutes, with a
mean of 84.4 minutes. The 5 mm cage was the most fre-
quently chosen implant in both groups. All of these
parameters were evenly distributed between the groups
(see Table 2). Intra- or postoperative graft dislocation
did not occur.
Fusion
A solid arthdodesis was found in 93.2% of cases in the
TTN-group and 88.1% of the PEEK-group (p = 0.417)
according to our criteria. Bone formation was seen in
79.6% of the TTN-group, and in 61.9% of the PEEK-
group (p = 0.032) (see Figure 3).
The rate of pseudarthrosis was 6.8% in the TTN- and
11.9% in the PEEK-group, but allowed no appropriate
statistical comparison due to the small number of cases
(see Table 3 and Figure 4).
Cage subsidence
A cage subsidence of at least 2 mm was detected in
20.5% of the TTN-group and 14.3% of the PEEK-group,
but did not differ significantly between the groups
(p = 0.451) (see Table 3). The amount of cage subsidence
Table 1 Demographic and clinical data of the patients
Variable TTN (n =44) PEEK
(n = 42)
p-value
Age at surgery (years) 51.09 ± 8.88 57.64 ± 11.10 0.030
Gender 0.768
Male 26 28
Female 18 14
Smoker 0.400
Yes 27 22
No 17 20
Follow-up (months) 30.568 ± 14.32 26.1 ± 9.97 0.096
Radiculopathy 36 34 0.796
Myelopathy 8 8 0.918
Table 2 Surgical Data
Variable TTN (n = 44) PEEK
(n =42)
p-value
Operated Segment 0.077
C 3-4 1 6
C 4-5 7 10
C 5-6 23 20
C 6-7 13 6
Operation time (min) 91.91 ± 16.70 84.44 ± 19.99 0.133
Cage size
4 mm 6 3
5 mm 22 21
6 mm 14 14
7 mm 2 4
Average Cage size 5.27 ± 0.76 5.45 ± 0.77 0.649
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ranged from 2.02 mm to 3.88 mm and did not differ sig-
nificantly between the groups as well (p = 0.601). 73.3%
of cage subsidence was found in the anterior part and
26.7% in the posterior part without differences between
the groups (see Table 3 and Figure 5). Cage subsidence
was not affected by cage-size or disc height, ratio of pre-
operative disc heightand cage-size, smoking behaviour
or age of the patient (p > 0.117). The interobserver error
was 0.11 mm assessing the amount of cage subsidence
and did not affect statistical analysis.
The preoperative disc height of the operated segment in
the TTN-group measured 3.71 ± 1.38 mm anterior and
3.10± 1.15 mm posterior. The disc height of the operated
segment in the PEEK-group was 3.98± 1.25 mm anterior
and 2.79 ± 1.14 mm posterior. Both groups did not differ
(p > 0.211). The disc height of the operated level was
Figure 2 CeSpaceW TTN-cage with PlasmaporeW coating and fixation
Peek-Cage has a slight convex shape of the upper surface, while the TTN-c
significantly reduced compared to the adjacent cranial
level in both groups (p < 0.009).
The interobserver error was 0.30 mm and 0.41 mm asses-
sing disc height of the operated and adjacent level, respect-
ively, and almost reached the level of statistical significance
between the examiners (p>0.07). Since the validity of disc
height measurements was inferior to the measurements of
the angles, the achievement and loss of correction was
assessed by comparison of cervical and segmental angles.
Segmental and cervical lordosis
A substantial correction of segmental lordosis could be
observed in both groups (p = 0.0001). At the last follow-
up a significant loss of correction could be found in both
ring (top) and CeSpaceW PEEK-cage (bottom). Note that the
age is plane.
Figure 3 Bone formation could be seen in the TTN-group (A)
and PEEK-group (B).
Figure 4 55-years old patient with a pseudarthrosis 3 years
after surgery. The motion of the operated segment can be clearly
seen by observing the movement of the spinous processes in the
lateral functional x-rays.
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groups (p < 0.020). Nonetheless, compared with the pre-
operative segmental angle a significant lordotic angula-
tion could be maintained at the final follow-up
(p < 0.031). There was no difference between both
groups.
The preoperative cervical lordosis was substantially
reduced in both groups (see Table 4B). The preoperative
comparison of lordotic curvature showed a decreased
lordosis in the TTN-group (p = 0.05). A substantial cor-
rection of the cervical lordosis could be found in both
groups after surgery (p < 0.048). In the TTN-group an
overall correction of 3.3° was achieved (see Table 4A and
4B). A loss of cervical correction was observed in both
groups, especially in the PEEK group (4.35°), but did not
Table 3 Arthrodesis, pseudarthrosis and cage-subsidence
with total number and percentage
Variable TTN (n = 44) PEEK
(n= 42)
p-value
Arthrodesis [n] 41 (93.18%) 37 (88.1%) 0.417
(Segment ROM<2°)
Pseudarthrosis 3 (6.8%) 5 (11.9%)
(Segment ROM≥ 2°)
Bone Bridging 35 (79.55%) 26 (61.9%) 0.032
Anterior 32 (72.7%) 23 (54.76%) 0.053
Posterior 28 (63.6%) 17 (40.48%) 0.031
Cage-Subsidence 9 (20.45%) 6 (14.28%) 0.451
Cage subsidence 3.07 ± 0.33 2.94 ± 0.64 0.601
[mm] mean± SEM
reach the level of statistical significance (p = 0.061 in the
PEEK- and p = 0.294 in the TTN-group).
The interobserver error was 0.31° and 0.27° assessing
cervical and segmental lordosis, respectively, and did not
affect statistical analysis.
Clinical outcome
75% (n = 33) of the TTN-group and 64.3% (n = 27) of the
PEEK-group rated an excellent or good outcome
(p = 0.395). The analysis of the clinical data did not show
any significant differences in the two groups as assessed
by NDI (p = 0.940), VAS (p > 0.460 for arm and neck
pain) and Odom’s criteria (p = 0.229) (see Table 5).
Figure 5 Subsidence of a PEEK-cage into the posterior part of
the inferior endplate (A) and subsidence of a TTN-cage into the
anterior part of the inferior endplate (B). A radiolucent gap can
be seen in both cases around the cage (arrows).
Table 4 Segmental (A) and cervical lordosis (B)
A) Segmental Lordosis (plain [°] mean± SEM)
Variable TTN (n = 44) PEEK
(n= 42)
p-value
Operated Segment [°]
Pre-OP 2.71 ± 4.68 4.43 ± 3.37 0.054
Post-OP 5.49 ± 3.85** 6.48 ± 3.67** 0.223
Final 4.06 ± 3.65** 5.51 ± 4.13** 0.075
B) Cervical Lordosis (plain [°] mean± SEM)
Variable TTN (n = 44) PEEK
(n= 42)
p-value
C2-7 [°]
Pre-OP 10.750 ± 14.44 16.31 ± 11.18 0.050
Post-OP 14.034 ± 12.44* 17.64 ± 9.96* 0.143
Final 13.140 ± 12.71 13.29 ± 7.06 0.288
4A: **significant differences (p < 0.031) comparing pre-OP with post-OP
(=correction) as well as post-OP with final within the groups (=loss of
correction).
4B: *significant differences (p < 0.048) comparing pre-OP with post-OP
(=correction) within the groups.
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Clinical outcome was not affected by cage subsidence
(p > 0.211) or presence of bone formation (p > 0.410).
Discussion
We present a retrospective study comparing patients
after ACDF with either stand-alone TTN- or PEEK-
cages. No differences in clinical outcome could be found
between the two groups. Radiological comparison
revealed no differences regarding the rate of solid arth-
rodesis or cage subsidence. A significant segmental lor-
dotic correction could be achieved by both cage-types.
Table 5 Clinical outcome of both groups assessed by the
neck disability index (NDI), visual analogue scale (VAS)
and Odom’s criteria
Variable TTN (n = 44) PEEK
(n = 42)
p-value
Final neck VAS-pain 33.01 ± 19.48 36.333 ± 21.28 0.460
(0–100 mm)
Final arm VAS 23.70 ± 23.78 25.76 ± 26.74 0.759
(0–100 mm)
Final NDI 16.886 ± 10.24 17.047 ± 9.61 0.940
Odom’s Criteria 0.229
Excellent 8 5
Good 25 22
Fair 9 12
Poor 2 3
Success of surgery 33 (75%) 27(64.3%) 0.395
(=excellent + good)
PEEK versus Titanium
The overall rate of cage subsidence was 17.4% in both of
the groups. The loss of segmental correction in all of
our patients at the last follow-up could be regarded as a
consequence of cage subsidence as well, but it is of note
that we defined a substantial subsidence as a minimum
of 2 mm in lateral radiographs [20].
The incidence of cage subsidence appeared not to be
affected by the differences in modulus of material elasticity
as has been assumed by some authors [16,18]. Niu et al.
used cages of different sizes in the compared TTN- and
PEEK-groups, although the pre-operative disc height of
both groups was comparable. The PEEK-group received
cages not bigger than 6 mm, while the TTN-group
received cages of no less than 7 mm and 8 mm in 86% of
the operated segments and even received 9 mm cages in 5
operated levels [18]. The application of cages of a substan-
tial size may result in an increased stress of the endplates
and thus increased risk of subsidence [22-24]. In the cited
study solely the measurement of disc height revealed the
loss of correction that led to the conclusion that TTN-
cages tend to a higher loss of correction. It is not conclu-
sively discussed, why the segmental angulation did not
change accordingly to the reduction of the disc height. In
our study we observed that the validity of disc height
measurement is inferior to the measurement of the Cobb
angle of the cervical spine. Furthermore, in the mentioned
study the PEEK-cages were filled with cancellous allograft
bone, while the TTN-cages were filled with local bone and
calcium phosphate bone extender, which may result in dif-
ferent radiological outcomes due to different osteogenic
properties. The study of Chou and colleagues favoured
PEEK over TTN, but examined only 9 patients in the
PEEK-group [16]. Therefore, the statement that PEEK-
cages are superior to TTN-cages in maintaining interspace
height and achieving fusion is not entirely conclusive.
Both cage-types offer certain advantages in spine surgery.
TTN-implants likely provide a good osseointegration [9].
Furthermore, their surface structure appears to be compar-
ably resistent to microbial adhesion, although of course
many factors affect the incidence of infection [25,26].
The PEEK’s modulus of elasticityis close to that of
cortical bone and its radiolucency allows for a more ac-
curate assessment of osseous fusion on plain radio-
graphs. It does not compromise MRI-examinations,
which is of particular interest in follow-up examinations
of patients suffering from myelopathy and neoplastic
diseases [27,28].
Cage subsidence
When comparing PEEK- with TTN-cages the occurrence
of TTN-cage subsidence is believed to be related to the
higher modulus of elasticity [16,18], but comparison of
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cages of the same material reveals a multifactorial gen-
esis of cage subsidence [20,29,30].
The patients in our PEEK-group were significantly
older than in the TTN-group. This could be a random
effect, but could also reflect the intuitive reaction of the
surgeon towards potentially weaker bone substance in
elder patients and consecutive choice of a cage-material
with a more favourable modulus of elasticity. Also older
patients can be expected to have weaker bone and there-
fore a potentially higher rate of subsidence. This
phenomenon is a potential bias that possibly could have
favoured the TTN group. A subsidence of TTN-cages is
observed in 13 to 45% of cases in larger series [10,20].
The reported rate of PEEK-cage subsidence varies from
11 to 18% [17,24,31]. This shows that even the PEEK’s
favourable modulus of elasticity does not prevent a cage
subsidence. The different rate of cage subsidence in vari-
ous studies dealing with synthetic cages might be also
due to different criteria (1 or 2 mm) and measurement
methods [10,20,24]. High resolution digital radiographs
and digital measurement tools enable a more precise
analysis of various conditions in the spine.
The distance of the implant from the anterior rim, a
big cage size, small contact area of endplates and cage or
overdistraction with subsequently increased stress of the
endplates are possible explanations for a cage subsidence
[10,20,22-24,32]. Our cages had an identical surface area
and were placed close to the anterior rim. The ratio of
cage size and disc height was no influencing factor on
cage subsidence.
Bone quality, graft placement, force, shape of the im-
plant and preparation of the endplates are further major
factors that influence cage subsidence [20,29,30].
Revision surgery in case of cage subsidence without
clinical symptoms was deemed unnecessary in our series.
This goes conform with other studies [10,24,31].
Cervical profile and disc height
The mean cervical lordosis of our patients measured
around 13° and is comparable with patients suffering
from DDD [12,33,34]. It reflects an already substantial
loss of lordosis that normally is about 34° [35]. We man-
aged to improve the cervical lordosis, but still did not
achieve nearly normal alignment, which is hardly pos-
sible by a monosegmental approach. Furthermore, it is
reported that patients may develop a kyphotic angula-
tion at the levels above surgery [34] and subsequent loss
of a transient lordotic overall correction. The loss of cor-
rection in our PEEK-group does not reach the level of
significance, but is notable and could be explained by a
disease progression and loss of muscle strength of the
older patient collective.
Many authors determine the disc height to measure
the achievement and loss of correction [16,36], but the
shape of cervical vertebral bodies is, in contrast to the
thoracal spine, not consistently rectangular. The concav-
ity of the cervical disc space and the common presence
of osteophytes in DDD can compromise the validity of
the measurement. Our interobserver error determining
disc height was higher than for the measurement of
angles, thus we used the measurement of the Cobb angle
to determine the achievement and loss of correction
[11,12,33,34].
Bone formation
The higher rate of bone formation in our TTN-group
could be explained by three factors: 1.The patients were
younger and could possibly muster larger osteogenic
abilities. 2. The PlasmaporeW coating of the TTN-cages
enlarges the surface and might increase osteoconductive
properties compared to the PEEK-cage. 3. Cage subsid-
ence and subsequent exposure of cancellous bone inside
the cage might promote fusion in certain cases [31].
The fusion rate of empty TTN-cages is reported to
reach even 100% [13] and exceeds the fusion rate of
empty PEEK-cages that is reported to be 72% [31]. One
possible theory claims that fusion of empty cages may
occur as the result of endplate failure and subsequent
filling of a cage by fracture fragments. In this case the
elastic mode of PEEK might prove to be disadvantageous
for some patients according to the authors [31]. None-
theless, it must be considered that fusion is not
mandatory for a clinical success, and a loss of disc height
and a potential segmental kyphosis might result from a
cage subsidence. The comparatively little number of
bone formation in our study may relate to the choice of
diagnostic means and criteria to asses bony fusion.
Assessing bone formation within the cages [31] was no
criterion in our PEEK-group. This would have compro-
mised a proper comparison with the TTN-group on lat-
eral radiographs. Also even the PEEK-cages are not
entirely radiolucent to allow a certain assessment of
bone within the cages. For these reasons only the pres-
ence of anterior or posterior bone formation was rated.
The absence of segmental movement was our main
criterion to rate a segment as a solid arthrodesis or
pseudarthrosis. While in many studies bony union of the
operated segment is regarded as the main criterion for a
stable fusion [37,38], the study of functional flexion-
extension radiographs and the position of the spinous
processes can reveal motion nonetheless [39] or show a
stable segmental status despite the lack of osseous trabe-
culation [33]. The absence of bony fusion can occur with
absence of motion even for a long-term period, which is
therefore accepted as a successful criterion for fusion in
lateral radiographs [1,2,5,13,21,33]. Nonetheless, we pre-
ferred the term solid arthrodesis instead of fusion to de-
scribe the absence of motion. The comparison of our
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patients with and without bone formation revealed no
clinical difference as well [31]. A CT-scan would have
allowed a more precise statement of bony ingrowth, but
was not performed routinely in our series to avoid an
unnecessary radiation exposure.
Surgery and study design
The surgeries were performed by three neurosurgeons in
identical surgical technique in the same neurosurgical
department. Nonetheless, this represents a potential bias
of the study. The retrospective study design represents
the major limitation of the study. The range of follow-up
examinations provides a larger degree of interpretation
compared to prospective studies with fixed follow-up
appointments for all included patients. Preclinical data
are limitedly available, and the only clinical outcome
measurement is Odom’s criteria. The clinical com-
parison of patients suffering from myelopathy and radi-
culopathy is difficult, but we have focused on the
radiological results of our study, particularly the rate of
cage subsidence.
Postoperative external immobilization is often required
when stand-alone devices are used. However, we did not
observe any case of cage extrusion in our study popula-
tion. This may be due to the surface structure of the
cages, which either feature teeth (PEEK) or are coated
with PlasmaporeW and use a fixation ring (TTN). Some
surgeons advocate rigid internal fixation and cervical
immobilization postoperatively to prevent graft migration
and nonunion and to enhance fusion [40,41]. The out-
comes of rigid plate fixation have been equivocal to sur-
gery without internal fixation in some studies [42-44].
In degenerative spondylosis the application of an internal
fixation or a collardoes not seem to influence the clinical
or radiological outcome in a negative manner [45].
Conclusions
Clinical and radiological outcomes of ACDF with TTN-
or PEEK-cages do not appear to be influenced by the
chosen synthetic graft. The occurrence of cage subsid-
ence cannot be solely related to the cage material and its
modulus of elasticity, which represents only one of many
physical properties of a graft. Design, shape, size, surface
architecture of a cage as well as bone density, endplate
preparation and applied distraction during surgery need
to be considered as further important factors.
Both grafts have certain advantages and should main-
tain their place in spine surgery. A multifactorial genesis
of cage subsidence needs to be considered and further
investigated, preferably in a prospective randomized
study setting.
Abbreviations
ACDF: anterior cervical discectomy and fusion; ASD: adjacent segment
disease; CT: computer tomography; DDD: degenerative disc disease;
MRI: magnetic resonance imaging; NDI: neck disability index;
PEEK: polyetheretherketone; ROM: range of motion; SEM: standard error of
the mean; TTN: titanium; VAS: visual analogue scale.
Competing interests
Dr. Stefan Kroppenstedt is a consultant for B Braun Aesculap.
Authors’ contributions
MC was responsible for conception, design, data analysis, writing and editing
of the MS. SÖ DK was responsible for data analysis, writing and editing of
the MS, DK was responsible for data analysis and editing of the MS, SK was
responsible for conception, design, data analysis and editing of the MS. “All
authors read and approved the final manuscript.”
Acknowledgements
We thank Mrs. Leah Hecker for editing the manuscript.
Received: 23 April 2012 Accepted: 7 September 2012
Published: 14 September 2012
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