title: [New surgical technique for anterior cervical fusion; surgical technique for anterior cervical fusion utilizing autogenous bone graft from the cervical vertebrae].
abstract: Since April, 1990, the authors have been reporting a surgical technique for anterior cervical fusion utilizing autogenous bone graft from the cervical vertebrae. This series included 53 patients (40 males and 13 females). The age ranged from 24 to 72 years with a mean of 49 years. There were 42 cases of cervical disc disease, and 11 cases of cervical disc disease with ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL). The patient was out of bed within two days and treated in a soft collar for 3 months. In all patients, the symptoms improved postoperatively. Postoperative X-ray showed slight anterior angulation deformity in 3 out of 53 cases (6%). The advantages of our surgical technique are as follows: 1) There are no problems related to the iliac donor site 2) The removal of posterior spur and localized OPLL is safely and easily performed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Kushiro Rousai Hospital.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Isu
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kamada
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamauchi
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007403:Intervertebral Disc; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000601:surgery; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000379:methods*; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous