Are Expandable Cages the Ideal Implant for Use During Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion?

Salfer B, Anderson M, Thingvold A, Kroymann T, Hendricks C, Boden LM, Sheppard W, Davies M, Paziuk T

DOI: 10.1097/bsd.0000000000002171
Published: 2026 Sep 21
Container: Clinical spine surgery
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@article{allodium:10.1097/bsd.0000000000002171,
  title = {Are Expandable Cages the Ideal Implant for Use During Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion?},
  author = {Salfer B and Anderson M and Thingvold A and Kroymann T and Hendricks C and Boden LM and Sheppard W and Davies M and Paziuk T},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Clinical spine surgery},
  doi = {10.1097/bsd.0000000000002171},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1097/bsd.0000000000002171}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Are Expandable Cages the Ideal Implant for Use During Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion?
AU  - Salfer B
AU  - Anderson M
AU  - Thingvold A
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AU  - Hendricks C
AU  - Boden LM
AU  - Sheppard W
AU  - Davies M
AU  - Paziuk T
PY  - 2026
JO  - Clinical spine surgery
DO  - 10.1097/bsd.0000000000002171
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B, S., M, A., A, T., T, K., C, H., LM, B., W, S., M, D., & T, P. (2026). Are Expandable Cages the Ideal Implant for Use During Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion?. Clinical spine surgery. https://doi.org/10.1097/bsd.0000000000002171

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