Interbody cage use on successful spinal correction in pedicle subtraction osteotomy for adult spinal deformity surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis of comparative studies.

Spine Deform · 2026 · PMC12909454 · PMID 41168528

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did not reach statistical significanceno p-value reported

While patient-reported outcomes, including the ODI and VAS scores, showed some trends favoring cage use, these differences were not consistent across studies and did not reach statistical significance.

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