Fusion rates in multilevel cervical spondylosis comparing allograft fibula with autograft fibula in 126 patients

Surgical fusion results are presented from a retrospective study of 126 consecutive multilevel discectomy and vertebrectomy cases for spondylosis to evaluate fusion rates using autograft and allograft fibula strut graft for reconstruction. The nonunion rate was high in both groups: 27% of the autogr...

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Published in:Spine (Philadelphia, PA. 1976) PA. 1976), 1991-10, Vol.16 (10S), p.S561-S564
Main Authors: FERNYHOUGH, J. C, WHITE, J. I, LAROCCA, H
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Cervical Vertebrae - diagnostic imaging
Cervical Vertebrae - surgery
Female
Fibula - transplantation
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Orthopedic surgery
Radiography
Retrospective Studies
Spinal Fusion
Spinal Osteophytosis - diagnostic imaging
Spinal Osteophytosis - surgery
Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
Transplantation, Autologous
Transplantation, Homologous
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Summary:Surgical fusion results are presented from a retrospective study of 126 consecutive multilevel discectomy and vertebrectomy cases for spondylosis to evaluate fusion rates using autograft and allograft fibula strut graft for reconstruction. The nonunion rate was high in both groups: 27% of the autograft group and 41% of the allograft group. The nonunion rate increased with increasing numbers of motion segments fused. Age and sex were not significant factors.
ISSN:0362-2436
1528-1159
DOI:10.1097/00007632-199110001-00022