Expandable, But at What Cost? Failure Patterns in Corpectomy Cages from 373 Real-World Adverse Events
For surgeons, the high reported prevalence of inserter complications may be a key consideration for device selection, particularly regarding set screw mechanisms, despite the apparent lesser clinical impact. Similarly, heightened vigilance may be warranted for lumbar applications of expandable corpectomy cages due to increased migration risk.
Authors
- Barnabas Obeng-Gyasi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3346-1631)
- Sheng-Fu Larry Lo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7262-2544)
- Daniel M. Sciubba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7604-434X)
- Aladine A. Elsamadicy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7658-6461)
- Daniel Toscano López (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0991-184X)
- Ethan Brown (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-6933-0745)
- Daniel Schneider (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-3330-455X)
Institutions
- Northwell Health (US)
- Allegheny General Hospital (US)
- Yale University (US)
- Donald & Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell (US)
- Alleghany County Schools (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Spine
- Published
- 2025-09-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/brs.0000000000005492
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.41