A nationwide registry study of surgical and patient-reported outcomes following anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: Part 1 - Synthetic cages versus autologous crista bone grafts

In this matched analysis, synthetic interbody fusion cages were comparable to autologous crista bone grafts for ACDF, with no significant differences in PROMs at 1-year follow-up. However, synthetic cages were associated with lower complication rates, reoperation rates, and shorter hospital stays.