Complex cervical spine neoplastic disease: reconstruction after surgery by using a vascularized fibular strut graft. Case report. J Neurosurg 1999 Jan;90(1 Suppl):133-7
Date
07/21/1999Pubmed ID
10413139DOI
10.3171/spi.1999.90.1.0133Scopus ID
2-s2.0-0032958530 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 39 CitationsAbstract
The authors report a case of an aggressive chordoma in the cervical spine of a 15-year-old girl who underwent radical resection followed by reconstruction using an anterior vascularized fibular strut graft and posterior arthrodesis prior to receiving immediate postoperative radiation therapy. The patient had successful graft incorporation 4 months postoperatively. The authors review the advantages of using vascularized fibular strut grafts for the treatment of multilevel cervical spine neoplastic disease and discuss the theoretical advantages of using vascularized grafts that tolerate therapeutic levels of radiation.
Author List
Wright NM, Kaufman BA, Haughey BH, Lauryssen CMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdolescentCervical Vertebrae
Chordoma
Female
Fibula
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Radiotherapy, Adjuvant
Spinal Fusion
Spinal Neoplasms
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Transplantation, Autologous
