The Comparison Between the Stand-alone Cage and the Autologous Iliac Bone Graft/Anterior Plating in the Single-level Surgical Treatment of the Cervical Spine

The Comparison Between the Stand-alone Cage and the Autologous Iliac Bone Graft/Anterior Plating in the Single-level Surgical Treatment of the Cervical Spine

The use of plate in addition to autologous bone is better then stand alone cage fusion regarding fusion rate and segmental lordosis.

cage: MC+® cage plate: atlantis® plate

Inclusion Criteria:

• Single level degenerative cervical spine disease
• aged 30 - 70
• no improvement of symptom for 8 weeks of non-surgical treatment.
• degeneration in other levels without stenosis, accepted

Exclusion Criteria:

• osteoporosis
• disease with poor bone quality
• Cancer
• Previous cervical spine surgery
• Multiple levels disease
• Ossification of posterior longitudinal ligament
• Kyphosis at the index level
• Developmental stenosis (diameter of C7 spinal canal < 10mm)