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Pennington et al. 2025. NASS JournalApplication of deformity principles in the management of spinal neoplasms: A PrimerClinical evidence
Lam et al. 2025. Brain ScienceUse of Carbon Fiber Implants to Improve the Safety and Efficacy of Radiation Therapy for Spine Tumor PatientsImagingRadiation therapyClinical evidence
Hubertus et al. 2025. J Neurosurg SpineCarbon fiber-reinforced PEEK implants in oncologic spine surgery: a multicenter experience on implications for postoperative patient managementClinical evidence
Eif et al. 2025. BMC Musculoskelet DisordLumbar fusion using a carbon-fiber PEEK pedicle screw system combined with a carbon-fiber PEEK TLIF cage: a prospective, multicenter studyClinical evidence
de Almeida et al. 2025. Advances in Radiation OncologyLocal Control After Adjuvant Radiosurgery for Spinal Metastasis Treated With Decompression and Posterior Segmental Stabilization: A Comparison Between Carbon Fiber/Polyetheretherketone-Based and Metallic ImplantsRadiation therapyClinical evidence
Damante et al. 2025. Neurosurg FocusDurability of carbon fiber-reinforced PEEK spinal instrumentation in spine oncology: a single-institution longitudinal experienceClinical evidence
Ward et al. 2024. Practical Radiation OncologyUse of MRI for postoperative RT planning in patients with CFR-PEEK instrumentationImagingRadiation therapy
Ward et al. 2024. J NeurooncologyImpact of instrumentation material on local recurrence: a case-matched series using carbon fiber-PEEK vs. titaniumRadiation therapy
Schwendner et al. 2023. Acta Neurochir (Wien)Clinical evaluation of vertebral body replacement of carbon fiber-reinforced polyetheretherketone in patients with tumor manifestation of the thoracic and lumbar spineClinical evidence
Lee-Poprocki et al. 2023. Practical Radiation OncologyNovel Intrafraction Motion Tracking During Postoperative Spine Stereotactic Irradiation for a Patient With Carbon Fiber Fixation HardwareRadiation therapy
de Almeida et al. 2023. Practical Radiation OncologyQuantification of MRI Artifacts in Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polyetheretherketone Thoracolumbar Pedicle Screw Constructs prior to Spinal Stereotactic RadiosurgeryImaging
Alvarez-Breckenridge et al. 2023. NeurospineCarbon Fiber-Reinforced Polyetheretherketone Spinal Implants for Treatment of Spinal Tumors: Perceived Advantages and LimitationsClinical evidence
Shi et al. 2022. Technology in Cancer Research & TreatmentComprehensive Evaluation of Carbon-Fiber-Reinforced Polyetheretherketone (CFR-PEEK) Spinal Hardware for Proton and Photon PlanningRadiation therapy
Joerger et al. 2022. Cancers (Basel)CFR-PEEK Pedicle Screw Instrumentation for Spinal Neoplasms: A Single Center Experience on Safety and EfficacyClinical evidence
Kalasauskas et al. 2022. World NeurosurgeryQualitative Assessment of Titanium versus Carbon Fiber/Polyetheretherketone Pedicle Screw-Related Artifacts: A Cadaveric StudyImaging
Almeida et al. 2022. The Spine Journal, Volume 22, Issue 9, Supplement, Page S185Carbon fiber reinforced PEEK implants for spine tumors: a single center experienceClinical evidence
Henzen et al. 2022. Radiation OncologyFeasibility of postoperative spine stereotactic body radiation therapy in proximity of carbon and titanium hybrid implants using a robotic radiotherapy deviceRadiation therapy
Wagner et al. 2021. World NeurosurgeryCement-Augmented Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Pedicle Screw Instrumentation for Spinal Metastases: Safety and EfficacyClinical evidence
Krätzig et al. 2021. Neurosurgical ReviewCarbon fiber-reinforced PEEK versus titanium implants: an in vitro comparison of susceptibility artifacts in CT and MR imagingImaging
Burkhardt et al. 2021. World NeurosurgeryThe Surgical Treatment of Pyogenic Spondylodiscitis using Carbon-Fiber-Reinforced Polyether Ether Ketone Implants: Personal Experience of a Series of 81 Consecutive PatientsClinical evidence
Trungu et al. 2021. Journal of Neurosurgical SciencesPercutaneous Carbon-PEEK instrumentation for spine tumors: a prospective observational studyClinical evidence
Poel et al. 2020. Physics in Medicine and BiologyAssessing the advantages of CFR-PEEK over titanium spinal stabilization implants in proton therapy – a phantom studyRadiation therapy
Schmidhalter et al. 2020. Annual SASRO MeetingDosimetric Analysis of Spine SBRT in Case of CFR-PEEK ImplantsRadiation therapy
Fleege et al. 2020. Scientific ReportsCarbon fiber-reinforced pedicle screws reduce artifacts in magnetic resonance imaging of patients with lumbar spondylodesisImaging
Müller et al. 2020. Journal of Applied ClinicalMedical PhysicsThe dosimetric impact of stabilizing spinal implants in radiotherapy treatment planning with protons and photons: standard titanium alloy vs. radiolucent carbon-fiber-reinforced PEEK systemsRadiation therapy
Külling et al. 2020. Abstract DWG12 Months Results for a new CF/PEEK Pedicle-Cage TLIF system demonstrates high fusion rateClinical evidence
Burkhardt et al. 2019. Neurosurgical FocusAnterior cervical spine surgery for the treatment of subaxial cervical spondylodiscitis: a report of 30 consecutive patientsClinical evidence
Milavec et al. 2019. Journal of Functional BiomaterialsFirst Clinical Experience with a Carbon Fibre Reinforced PEEK Composite Plating System for Anterior Cervical Discectomy and FusionClinical evidence
Archavlis et al. 2018. Abstracts DGNCRadiolucent Carbon-Fiber-Reinforced Pedicle Screws in Spine Metastases: Middle-Term Radiological and Clinical ResultsClinical evidence
Hoppe et al. 2018. Journal of Functional BiomaterialsFirst Results of a New Vacuum Plasma Sprayed (VPS) Titanium-Coated Carbon/PEEK Composite Cage for Lumbar Interbody FusionClinical evidence
Klippel et al. 2018. Annual SSRMP MeetingDosimetric Impact of Titanium and Carbon Implants in Photon TherapyRadiation therapy
Ringel et al. 2017. World NeurosurgeryRadiolucent Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Pedicle Screws for Treatment of Spinal Tumors: Advantages for Radiation Planning and Follow-Up ImagingRadiation therapy