Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion with Double Banana Cages: Clinical Evaluations and Finite Element Model Analysis.

Kazunari FushimiTakaki MiyagawaChizuo IwaiSatoshi NozawaNobuki IinumaRyo TanakaGoshi ShiraiHiroyuki TanahashiTatsuo YokoiHaruhiko Akiyama

Published in: Global spine journal (2023)

This study showed that TLIF with double banana-shaped cages led to good clinical outcomes with less cage subsidence, probably because of decreased mechanical stress on the vertebral endplate.

Keyphrases

finite element
minimally invasive
bone mineral density