Background The removal of a lumbar interbody cage in revision spine surgery can be
challenging, as there is an increased risk of nerve injury and a protracted outcome. The aim …

Revision surgery to address the migration or fracture of a lumbar interbody cage can be
technically challenging. Scar tissue and fibrosis, among other anatomic barriers, can make …

Background In cases of postoperative deep wound infection after interbody fusion with
cages, it is often difficult to decide whether to preserve or remove the cages, and there is no …

BACKGROUND The treatment of pseudarthrosis after transforaminal lumbar interbody
fusion (TLIF) can be challenging, particularly when anterior column reconstruction is …

Background Symptomatic pseudarthrosis and cage migration/protrusion are difficult
complications of transforaminal or posterior lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF/PLIF). If the patient …

Background Current revision surgery to remove the infected interbody cage following
transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) surgery is challenging and traumatic. The …

Objective To investigate cause analysis and treatment strategy of cage migration after
lumbar interbody fusion. Methods Retrospective study was performed on 9 cases with cage …

Interbody fusion techniques have been used for many years for the treatment of a variety of
lumbar spine diagnoses. Part of the interest in increasing methods of interbody fusion has …

Instrumented surgery for degenerative lumbar spine disease is a commonly performed
operation. Interbody cages filled with bone grafts have been used both as a stand-alone …

Endoscopic spine surgery is the ultimate frontier of the minimally invasive approaches.
While considerable experience exists in the 1st World, in South Africa the service remains …