Occipital cervical fusion with a vascularized free fibular graft

Myron L Rolle, Rosemary E Henn, David W Low and Phillip B Storm*

Obtaining a solid bony fusion after an extensive skull base and upper cervical spine resection in a patient who has previously received radiation therapy is extremely diffi cult and usually results in pseudoarthrosis. We report a technique that uses a free fi bular graft with an arteriovenous loop for a posterior occipital cervical fusion.

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Published on: Nov 26, 2019 Pages: 23-25

Full Text PDF Full Text HTML DOI: 10.17352/ijsr.000005
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