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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-2-8
pubmed:abstractText
Eleven canine experiments were performed to demonstrate the advantages of immediate vascular preservation in ribs used to fill a surgically created osseous gap bridging three vertebral bodies. In the five vascular rib grafts, mean blood flow was retained and measured at .101/ml/min/ml bone tissue. At autopsy 3 months post-operatively, vascularized grafts were more robust and hypertrophic. Mechanical testing in six stiffness modes confirmed the advantage of vascularized grafts. The experimental results indicate that vascularized grafts retain greater viability and better mechanical properties during graft incorporation. Providing a vascularized construct may be helpful in reconstructing large vertebral osseous gaps.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0362-2436
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
13
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1150-4
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-7-9
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1988
pubmed:articleTitle
The superiority of vascularized compared to nonvascularized rib grafts in spine surgery shown by biological and physical methods.
pubmed:affiliation
Orthopaedic Research Laboratories, Wade Park Veterans Administration Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study