title: Vertebral body replacement with homologous femoral head transplants.
abstract: From 1978 to 1989, we carried out 15 resections of single vertebral bodies, with homologous femoral head transplantation, for malignant and benign lesions of the spine. The advantages of this procedure are compared to fixation with bone cement, autologous bone grafts and other materials. The results are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department for Orthopaedic Surgery, Phillips University, Marburg, Federal Republic of Germany.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Griss
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pfeiffer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005270:Femur Head / Q000637:transplantation*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous