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Table 1 Radiographic score (RS) to determine the rate of interbody fusion described by van Dijk et al. (van Dijk et al. 2002a , b )

From: Preliminary results in anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with an experimental bioabsorbable cage – clinical and radiological findings in an ovine animal model

Radiographic score

Description

RS 0

Pseudarthrosis

RS 1

Ingrowth of bone with the cage securely fixed to the vertebral bone above and below, but with a radiolucent discontinuity in the fusion mass

RS 2

Arthrodesis with solid bone bridging the fusion area