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Expandable Interbody Fusion Cages: An Editorial on the Surgeon's Perspective on Recent Technological Advances and Their Biomechanical Implications

Kai-Uwe Lewandrowski, Lisa Ferrara and Boyle Cheng
International Journal of Spine Surgery December 2020, 14 (s3) S56-S62; DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/7127
Kai-Uwe Lewandrowski
1Center for Advanced Spine Care of Southern Arizona and Surgical Institute of Tucson, Arizona, Department of Orthopaedics, Fundación Universitaria Sanitas, Bogotá, Colombia, Department of Neurosurgery, Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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2OrthoKinetic Technologies LLC, Southport, North Carolina
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3Carnegie Mellon University, Neurosurgical and Spine Research, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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vol. 14 no. s3 S56-S62
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https://doi.org/10.14444/7127
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33122184

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2211-4599
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  • Published online December 9, 2020.

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  1. Kai-Uwe Lewandrowski, MD1,
  2. Lisa Ferrara, PHD2 and
  3. Boyle Cheng, PHD3
  1. 1Center for Advanced Spine Care of Southern Arizona and Surgical Institute of Tucson, Arizona, Department of Orthopaedics, Fundación Universitaria Sanitas, Bogotá, Colombia, Department of Neurosurgery, Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  2. 2OrthoKinetic Technologies LLC, Southport, North Carolina
  3. 3Carnegie Mellon University, Neurosurgical and Spine Research, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  1. Corresponding Author:
    Kai-Uwe Lewandrowski, MD, Staff Orthopaedic Spine Surgeon, Center for Advanced Spine Care of Southern Arizona and Surgical Institute of Tucson, 4787 E. Camp Lowell Drive, AZ 85712. Phone (520) 204-1495; Email: business{at}tucsonspine.com.
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Expandable Interbody Fusion Cages: An Editorial on the Surgeon's Perspective on Recent Technological Advances and Their Biomechanical Implications
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    • ABSTRACT
    • INTRODUCTION
    • SIMPLIFIED SPINE CARE
    • WHY EXPANDABLE CAGE DESIGNS?
    • THE EVOLUTION OF EXPANDABLE INTERBODY CAGES
    • DRAWBACKS OF EXPANDABLES
    • SURGEON INPUT AND DESIGN FEATURES
    • MEASURES OF CLIINICAL SUCCESS
    • STATIC VERSUS EXPANDABLE
    • CLINICAL AND BIOMECHANICAL RELEVANCE OF STIFFNESS
    • EFFECTIVE STIFFNESS OF COMPOSITE DEVICES
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