Utpal Kanti Dhar, Emma Lilly Menzer, Maohua Lin, Vivian Hagerty, Timothy O'Connor, Chi-Tay Tsai, Frank D Vrionis
PURPOSE: Various factors have been examined in relation to cage subsidence risk, including cage material, cage geometry, bone mineral density, device type, surgical level, bone graft, and patient age. The present study aims to compare and synthesize the literature of both clinical and biomechanical studies to evaluate and present the factors associated with cage subsidence. METHODS: A comprehensive search of the literature from January 2003 to December 2021 was conducted using the PubMed and ScienceDirect databases by following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines...
March 2023: European Spine Journal