Fig. 3From: Imaging evaluation of nano-hydroxyapatite/polyamide 66 strut in cervical construction after 1-level corpectomy: a retrospective study of 520 patientsType a bone fusion. a–k A 43-year-old woman whose preoperative cervical MRI (a) revealed C5/6 disc herniation underwent 1-level corpectomy with an n-HA/PA66 strut (b). Lateral X-ray films indicated bony fusion of the autogenous bone granules filling the strut at the 3-month, 6-month, 12-month, 2-year, 4-year, 6-year, and 8-year follow-up visits (c–g, i). 3-D CT at the 6-year and 8-year follow-up visits (h, j) showed solid bone fusionBack to article page