title: Anterior cervical vertebrectomy and interbody fusion. Technical note.
abstract: This report discusses the authors' technique in performing anterior cervical vertebrectomy and interbody fusion for multilevel cervical disease. The technique is performed with a high-speed drill and bone-bank fibular strut graft. After decompression of the cervical canal, ledges are made in the intact vertebral bodies to create a rectangular bed for safe seating of the bone graft. The bone-bank fibular strut graft is a feasible alternative to autograft. The simplified and safe nature of this procedure reduces postoperative morbidity as well as the length of hospital stay.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Louisiana State University Medical Center, New Orleans.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Awasthi
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Voorhies
mesh_terms: D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007403:Intervertebral Disc / Q000601:surgery; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000379:methods*