Implants for Vertebral Body Replacement – Which Systems are Available and Have Become Established

Adnan Kasapovic; Rahel Bornemann; Robert Pflugmacher; Yorck Rommelspacher

doi:10.1055/a-1017-3968

Zeitschrift für Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie, Table of Contents

Z Orthop Unfall 2021; 159(01): 83-90
DOI: 10.1055/a-1017-3968

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Implants for Vertebral Body Replacement – Which Systems are Available and Have Become Established

Article in several languages: English | deutsch

Adnan Kasapovic

¹Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, University Hospital Bonn

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Rahel Bornemann

¹Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, University Hospital Bonn

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Robert Pflugmacher

¹Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, University Hospital Bonn

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Yorck Rommelspacher

²Orthopaedics and Spinal Surgery, Augustinerinnen Hospital, Cologne

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Abstract

Since the first vertebral body replacement operations over 50 years ago until now, there were developed numerous methods and implants. Vertebral body replacement after corpectomy nowadays is a standard procedure in spinal surgery. At the beginning mainly bone grafts were used. Due to continuous development, PMMA and titanium implants were developed. Nowadays various expandable and non-expandable implants are available. Numerous implants can still be justified. The question arises which methods and systems are on the market and which ones have proven themselves? This article describes and compares the advantages and disadvantages of each implant type.

Key words

vertebral body replacement - spinal surgery - implants - expandable cages - cage

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