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In this study, the authors compared clinical and radiological results of autologous iliac grafts versus those of bone-filled polyetherketoneketone (PEKK) cage implants.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n METHODS<\/jats:title>\n The clinical and radiological data of 46 patients with degenerative multilevel cervical stenosis and who underwent 1- or 2-level anterior median corpectomy between 2004 and 2012 were analyzed. The patients in Group 1 were treated with vertebral replacement with an autologous iliac graft, and those in Group 2 were treated with a PEKK cage implant. Each patient also underwent osteosynthesis with an anterior plate-screw system. Visual analog scale (VAS) and European Myelopathy Scale scores, loss of height and regional cervical lordosis angle, and complication rates of the 2 groups were compared.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n RESULTS<\/jats:title>\n The mean follow-up time was 20 months. In both groups, the VAS and European Myelopathy Scale scores improved significantly. The loss of height was 3.7% in patients with iliac grafts and 5.3% in patients with PEKK implants. The rates of osseous fusion were similar in Groups 1 and 2 (94.7% and 91.3%, respectively). At the end of the follow-up period, none of the patients complained about donor-site pain. One patient in Group 1 suffered a fracture of the iliac bone that required osteosynthesis. Four patients in Group 2 had to receive revision surgery for cage and\/or plate-screw dislocation and new neurological deficit or intractable pain.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n CONCLUSIONS<\/jats:title>\n Preoperative pain and radicularand myelopathic symptoms improve after decompression irrespective of the material used for vertebral replacement. The use of PEKK cages for vertebral replacement seems to result in a higher risk of implant-related complications. 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