Vascularized Pedicled Rib Graft: A Technique for Posterior Placement in Spinal Reconstruction
- 1 December 2007
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques
- Vol. 20 (8), 610-615
- https://doi.org/10.1097/bsd.0b013e318060ac67
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to provide a detailed description of the method to harvest a vascularized pedicled rib graft, transpose it to the posterior spine, and to straighten it to facilitate posterior spine fusion in patients undergoing complex spinal reconstruction.Keywords
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