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7004711

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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
153
pubmed:dateCreated
1981-3-24
pubmed:abstractText
Ninety-three patients with persistent signs and symptoms of cervical disk disorder resistant to conservative therapy were treated surgically by anterior cervical diskectomy and fusion with a vertical self-locking T-graft. This surgical technique offers the following mechanical and physiological advantages: the load-bearing capability of the cortices of the vertical graft supports the cortices of the adjacent vertebral bodies, and prevents anterior wedging postoperative structural collapse; the surgical removal of the cartilaginous end plate and intimate relation between the cancellous bone of the graft and the vertebrae promotes early fusion; the posteriorly positioned prongs of the graft present extrusion; the posterior cortex and posterior longitudinal ligament are not removed, thus minimizing the spinal cord injuries. In a two- to ten-year follow-up, 90% of the patients obtained an excellent of good result. Those with a single level of fusion obtained a far better end result. Complications among these 93 patients were relatively minimal: no instance of anterior collapse or wedging, no evidence of extrusion, no wound or disk space infection, and no neurologic complications occurred. The author recommends this approach when managing selected patients.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0009-921X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
132-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Anterior cervical fusion using vertical self-locking T-graft.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article