@entity702 mesh cage XXXX after lumbar reconstruction surgery: a case report and literature review.

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Titanium mesh cage (TMC) was introduced recently to provide anterior structural support and interbody fusion without the need to harvest bone from the iliac crest. Because of its good mechanical behavior and satisfactory clinical outcomes, TMC is commonly used for lumbar burst @entity174 . Here, we present a female @entity1 who underwent a posterior-anterior L4 corpectomy with TMC placement and developed a cage @entity174 after 42 months. The @entity1 refused the revision surgery and asked for conservative treatment. At the 3-month follow-up, she reported doing well, with no complaints of @entity615 or @entity158 . There were three cases of TMC @entity174 have been previously reported in the literature. Only one @entity1 performed a revision surgery with an expandable @entity702 cage, and all this three @entity1 experienced a good outcome during the follow-up period. TMC @entity174 is a rare complication of spinal surgery. Close observation or surgical treatment should be considered to improve @entity1 outcomes. Although cage placement, instability, subsidence, and both stress shielding and necrotic bone in the cage appear to play key roles in the pathogenesis of this rare complication, the exact mechanism of this condition remains undetermined.
