Composite PEEK/carbon fiber rods in the treatment for bone tumors of the cervical spine: a case series.
Stefano BorianiValerio PipolaRiccardo CecchinatoRiccardo GhermandiGiuseppe TedescoMaria Rosaria FioreFrancesco DionisiAlessandro GasbarriniPublished in: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society (2020)
Hybrid implants made of composite PEEK/carbon fiber screws and rods and sublaminar bands are a helpful solution for spinal reconstruction in the cervical and cervico-thoracic regions after spine tumor surgery. The implants do not produce artifacts at postoperative images, easing the planning and execution of postoperative radiotherapy.
Keyphrases
- soft tissue
- patients undergoing
- spinal cord
- minimally invasive
- early stage
- coronary artery bypass
- deep learning
- radiation therapy
- bone mineral density
- radiation induced
- optical coherence tomography
- squamous cell carcinoma
- locally advanced
- spinal cord injury
- computed tomography
- magnetic resonance
- bone loss
- image quality
- atrial fibrillation
- solid state
- cone beam
- contrast enhanced