Vascularized pedicled rib graft: a technique for posterior placement in spinal reconstruction.
The purpose of this paper is to provide a detailed description of the method to harvest a vascularized pedicled rib graft, transpose it to the posterior spine, and to straighten it to facilitate posterior spine fusion in patients undergoing complex spinal reconstruction.
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
Robert K
RK
Eastlack
Mark B
MB
Dekutoski
Allen T
AT
Bishop
Steven L
SL
Moran
Alexander Y
AY
Shin
D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012272:Ribs / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000637:transplantation*; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000379:methods*; D013131:Spine / Q000601:surgery*; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D016896:Treatment Outcome