Vascularized Rib Bone Grafting: Indications, Techniques, and Clinical Outcomes

Semin Plast Surg 2021; 35: 031-036 DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1725985Pseudarthrosis is a difficult complication often seen in patients with complex spinal pathology. To supplement existing neurosurgical approaches to cervicothoracic spinal instrumentation and fusion, novel vascularized rib bone grafts can be utilized in patients at high risk for failed spinal fusion. In this article, we discuss the indications, benefits, surgical technique, feasibility, and limitations of using rib vascularized rib bone grafts to augment spinal fusion. [...] Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 333 Seventh Avenue, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10001, USAArticle in Thieme eJournals: Table of contents  |  Abstract  |  Full text

Source: Seminars in Plastic Surgery - May 10, 2021 Category: Cosmetic Surgery Authors: Winocour, Sebastian J. Agrawal, Nikhil Wagner, Kathryn M. Davis, Matthew J. Abu-Ghname, Amjed Shekher, Rohil Raber, Michael R. Bohl, Michael A. Ropper, Alexander E. Reece, Edward M. Tags: Review Article Source Type: research