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September 19, 2025Journal of Craniovertebral Junction and SpineOpen Access

Comparative outcomes of polyetheretherketone cage versus autograft harvested from en bloc laminectomy in posterior lumbar interbody fusion for low-grade spondylolisthesis

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MCMohammadreza ChehrassanIran University of Medical Sciences FNFarshad NikoueiIran University of Medical Sciences MSMohammadreza ShakeriIslamic Azad University Central Tehran Branch

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Retrospective cohort study compares functional and radiographic outcomes in lumbar fusion patients, indicating PEEK may offer better early improvement.

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PEEK cages resulted in greater functional improvement compared to autografts following PLIF for spondylolisthesis.
ODI improvement was significantly higher in the PEEK cage group with a p-value of 0.012, showing notable short-term benefits.
A retrospective cohort analysis involved 101 patients, assessing outcomes using VAS and ODI metrics post-surgery.
Findings suggest PEEK cages improve segmental alignment, although with increased intraoperative blood loss during lumbar fusion.

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Chehrassan et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d466a831b076d99fa64d1c https://doi.org/10.4103/jcvjs.jcvjs_9_25

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Retrospective cohort study compares functional and radiographic outcomes in lumbar fusion patients, indicating PEEK may offer better early improvement.

Comparative outcomes of polyetheretherketone cage versus autograft harvested from en bloc laminectomy in posterior lumbar interbody fusion for low-grade spondylolisthesis

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Comparative outcomes of polyetheretherketone cage versus autograft harvested from en bloc laminectomy in posterior lumbar interbody fusion for low-grade spondylolisthesis

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