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KEY FACTS
Terminology
Imaging
Clinical Issues
TERMINOLOGY
Synonyms
- Expandable cage (EC), vertebral body (VB), replacement cage, VB prosthesis, distractible VB replacement
Definitions
- Cages used to reconstruct anterior spinal column after corpectomy
IMAGING
General Features
Radiographic Findings
CT Findings
MR Findings
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
PATHOLOGY
General Features
Staging, Grading, & Classification
CLINICAL ISSUES
Presentation
Natural History & Prognosis
Treatment
Selected References
- Liu K et al: Risk factors for cage retropulsion after lumbar interbody fusion: systematic review and meta-analysis. World Neurosurg. 132:273-81, 2019
- Dreimann M et al: Posterior vertebral column resection with 360-degree osteosynthesis in osteoporotic kyphotic deformity and spinal cord compression. Neurosurg Rev. 41(1):221-8, 2018
- Lee JH et al: Comparison of the posterior vertebral column resection with the expandable cage versus the nonexpandable cage in thoracolumbar angular kyphosis. Clin Spine Surg. 30(4):E398-E406, 2017
- Lau D et al: Radiological outcomes of static vs expandable titanium cages after corpectomy: a retrospective cohort analysis of subsidence. Neurosurgery. 72(4):529-39; discussion 528-9, 2013
- Sasani M et al: Single-stage posterior corpectomy and expandable cage placement for treatment of thoracic or lumbar burst fractures. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 34(1):E33-40, 2009
- Chou D et al: Adjacent-level vertebral body fractures after expandable cage reconstruction. J Neurosurg Spine. 8(6):584-8, 2008
- Kandziora F et al: Biomechanical comparison of expandable cages for vertebral body replacement in the cervical spine. J Neurosurg. 99(1 Suppl):91-7, 2003
- Thongtrangan I et al: Vertebral body replacement with an expandable cage for reconstruction after spinal tumor resection. Neurosurg Focus. 15(5):E8, 2003
- Oskouian RJ Jr et al: Vascular complications in anterior thoracolumbar spinal reconstruction. J Neurosurg. 96(1 Suppl):1-5, 2002
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KEY FACTS
Terminology
Imaging
Clinical Issues
TERMINOLOGY
Synonyms
- Expandable cage (EC), vertebral body (VB), replacement cage, VB prosthesis, distractible VB replacement
Definitions
- Cages used to reconstruct anterior spinal column after corpectomy
IMAGING
General Features
Radiographic Findings
CT Findings
MR Findings
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
PATHOLOGY
General Features
Staging, Grading, & Classification
CLINICAL ISSUES
Presentation
Natural History & Prognosis
Treatment
Selected References
- Liu K et al: Risk factors for cage retropulsion after lumbar interbody fusion: systematic review and meta-analysis. World Neurosurg. 132:273-81, 2019
- Dreimann M et al: Posterior vertebral column resection with 360-degree osteosynthesis in osteoporotic kyphotic deformity and spinal cord compression. Neurosurg Rev. 41(1):221-8, 2018
- Lee JH et al: Comparison of the posterior vertebral column resection with the expandable cage versus the nonexpandable cage in thoracolumbar angular kyphosis. Clin Spine Surg. 30(4):E398-E406, 2017
- Lau D et al: Radiological outcomes of static vs expandable titanium cages after corpectomy: a retrospective cohort analysis of subsidence. Neurosurgery. 72(4):529-39; discussion 528-9, 2013
- Sasani M et al: Single-stage posterior corpectomy and expandable cage placement for treatment of thoracic or lumbar burst fractures. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 34(1):E33-40, 2009
- Chou D et al: Adjacent-level vertebral body fractures after expandable cage reconstruction. J Neurosurg Spine. 8(6):584-8, 2008
- Kandziora F et al: Biomechanical comparison of expandable cages for vertebral body replacement in the cervical spine. J Neurosurg. 99(1 Suppl):91-7, 2003
- Thongtrangan I et al: Vertebral body replacement with an expandable cage for reconstruction after spinal tumor resection. Neurosurg Focus. 15(5):E8, 2003
- Oskouian RJ Jr et al: Vascular complications in anterior thoracolumbar spinal reconstruction. J Neurosurg. 96(1 Suppl):1-5, 2002
