Table 4.
Implant selection (all patients in the combined approach group were treated with posterior instrumentation with M.U.S.T Mini, Medacta).
| Approach | Implant name | Company | Implant material (cage) | Type of implant | Number of patients | Number of patients with anterior plate | Implant name (cage) | Company (cage) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anterior | Cervicus Invadur | PINA | PEEK | Intersomatic cage | 6 | 5 | SHARK | PINA |
| Sourire Cage | Arca Medica | 2 | 1 | |||||
| Mecta-C Cage | Medacta | 1 | 1 | Mecta-C | Medacta | |||
| Hygro-C | Nexon Medical | Titanium | 5 | 3 | 1 × Skyline | DePuy Synthes | ||
| 2 × Tryptik | SpineArt | |||||||
| Capri Cage | Tsunami Medical | 3 | 2 | 1 × SHARK | PINA | |||
| 1 × Tryptik | SpineArt | |||||||
| Combined | ADD | Ulrich | Vertebral body replacement | 2 | 2 | Tryptik | SpineArt | |
| Cervilift | PINA | 2 | 2 | 1 × SHARK | PINA | |||
| 1 × Tryptik | SpineArt | |||||||
| Posterior | M.U.S.T Mini | Medacta | Titanium | Screw-rod instrumentation | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 22 | 16 |