Background: Bidirectional expandable designs for lumbar interbody fusion cages are the
latest iteration of expandable spacers employed to address some of the common problems …

Background: Expandable cages that allow for bidirectional expansion, in both height and
width, may offer benefits over traditional expandable cages or static cages. Effective stiffness …

Background: Expandable cages have gone through several iterations since they first
appeared on the market in the early 2000s. Their development was prompted by some …

Utilization of minimally invasive surgery (MIS) to achieve interbody fusion has increased
tremendously over recent years. Distraction of the interbody space and inserting an …

Lumbar fusion surgery for treating degenerative spinal diseases has undergone significant
advancements in recent years. In addition to posterior instrumentation, anterior interbody …

Introduction A novel expandable lumbar interbody fusion cage has been developed which
allows for a broad endplate footprint similar to an anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF); …

Background Expandable interbody cages, while popular in minimally invasive fusions due to
their slim profile and increased ease of insertion, have not been widely explored in open …

Background: A novel expandable lumbar interbody fusion cage has been developed which
allows for a broad endplate footprint similar to an anterior lumbar interbody fusion; however …

ABSTRACT Introduction The FlareHawk Interbody Fusion System is a family of lumbar
interbody fusion devices (IBFDs) that include FlareHawk7, FlareHawk9, FlareHawk11 …

Study Design. Controlled laboratory study. Objective. To evaluate the biomechanical
characteristics of a new expandable interbody cage in single-segment posterior lumbar …