| Literature DB >> 33994875 |
Edward M Reece1,2, Rebecca C O'Neill1, Matthew J Davis1,2, Amjed Abu-Ghname1,2, Alexander E Ropper3, Michael Bohl4, David S Xu3, Sebastian J Winocour1.
Abstract
Spinal fusion can be challenging to obtain in patients with complex spinal pathology. Medial scapular vascularized bone grafts (S-VBGs) are a novel approach to supplement cervicothoracic arthrodesis in patients at high risk of failed spinal fusion. In this article, we discuss the benefits of using VBGs compared with both nonvascularized bone grafts and free vascularized bone flaps and the surgical technique, feasibility, and limitations specific to the S-VBG. Thieme. All rights reserved.Entities:
Keywords: autograft; medial scapula graft; pseudoarthrosis; spinal fusion; spinoplastic reconstruction; vascularized bone graft
Year: 2021 PMID: 33994875 PMCID: PMC8110353 DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1723833
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Semin Plast Surg ISSN: 1535-2188 Impact factor: 2.314