Effect of Interbody Composition on the Development of Pseudarthrosis Following Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion
- Author:
Nicholas D’ANTONIO
1
;
Mark James LAMBRECHTS
;
Jeremy HEARD
;
Emily BERTIAUME
;
Gregory TOCI
;
Brian KARAMIAN
;
Garrett BREYER
;
John BODNAR
;
Jose CANSECO
;
Alan HILIBRAND
;
Gregory SCHROEDER
;
Alexander Richard VACCARO
;
Christopher KEPLER
Author Information
- Publication Type:Clinical Study
- From:Asian Spine Journal 2023;17(3):518-528
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Methods:All patients aged >18 years who underwent primary one- to four-level ACDF at a single institution were retrospectively identified. Propensity matching was performed to compare patients’ PEEK or titanium alloy cages with structural allograft. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed to measure the effect of interbody spacer composition on the likelihood of pseudarthrosis development.
Results:Of the 502 patients who received structural allograft and had 1-year postoperative dynamic radiographs, 96 patients were propensity matched to 32 patients who received a PEEK cage, and 162 patients were propensity matched to 54 patients who received a titanium alloy cage. Multivariate logistic regression analysis identified that PEEK cage implants (odds ratio [OR], 3.34; p =0.007) predicted pseudarthrosis development compared with structural allograft implantation. Titanium alloy cage (OR, 1.64; p =0.156) implantation was not predictive of pseudarthrosis. One-year postoperative PROMs were not significantly different between patients who received PEEK or titanium alloy cages and those who received structural allograft (all p >0.05).
Conclusions:Compared with structural allograft, receiving a PEEK cage increased the risk of pseudarthrosis development following ACDF, whereas receiving a titanium alloy cage had no significant effect on pseudarthrosis development. One-year postoperative patient-reported outcomes were similar between patients who received structural allograft, PEEK, and titanium alloy interbody spacers.
