[Computed tomographic research on the viability of a free fat pedicle flap in the area of a laminectomy].
Nineteen patients were examined clinically and by CT three to five years after partial or total hemilaminectomy using a fat pedicle as cover. The results were compared with a control group of fourteen patients without fat pedicles. With CT it is possible to check the fat pedicles directly. Survival of the fat pedicle without peridural scarring was present in 68%. It was not possible to demonstrate any correlation between the extent of scarring and clinical abnormalities.
D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000637:transplantation; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006085:Graft Survival; D006801:Humans; D007796:Laminectomy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Computertomographische Untersuchungen zur Vitalität des freien Fettlappens im Laminektomiebereich.