Complex cervical spine neoplastic disease: reconstruction after surgery by using a vascularized fibular strut graft. Case report.
The authors report a case of an aggressive chordoma in the cervical spine of a 15-year-old girl who underwent radical resection followed by reconstruction using an anterior vascularized fibular strut graft and posterior arthrodesis prior to receiving immediate postoperative radiation therapy. The patient had successful graft incorporation 4 months postoperatively. The authors review the advantages of using vascularized fibular strut grafts for the treatment of multilevel cervical spine neoplastic disease and discuss the theoretical advantages of using vascularized grafts that tolerate therapeutic levels of radiation.
Department of Neurological Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri 63110-1093, USA.
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Wright
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Kaufman
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Haughey
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Lauryssen
D000293:Adolescent; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery*; D002817:Chordoma / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005360:Fibula / Q000098:blood supply / Q000637:transplantation*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000379:methods*; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous