SPINE
Lower fusion rates observed with Trabecular Metal versus Smith-Robinson for ACDF
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Eur Spine J. 2010 Mar;19(3):464-73. Epub 2009 Sep 18
80 patients scheduled to undergo anterior cervical decompression and fusion (ACDF) were randomized to receive an application of porous tantalum metal (TM) trabecular graft or the standard Smith-Robinson (SR) iliac crest autograft. Patients treated with TM were observed to have lower fusion rates compared to those treated with SR. Both treatments had similar clinical outcomes in the 2 year study period.
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