Posterior lumbar interbody fusion with posterior elements as chip grafts

Posterior lumbar interbody fusion with posterior elements as chip grafts

The advantages of posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) have been enumerated over the past 40 years. A surgical technique of PLIF, with use of posterior elements cut into small corticocancellous chips measuring 2-4 mm as graft material, has distinct advantages. The PLIF technique with autogenous...

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Veröffentlicht in:Clinical orthopaedics and related research 1985-03, Vol.193 (193), p.85-89
1. Verfasser: Simmons, J W
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Bone Transplantation
Evaluation Studies as Topic
Humans
Lumbar Vertebrae - diagnostic imaging
Lumbar Vertebrae - surgery
Radiography
Spinal Fusion - methods
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Zusammenfassung:The advantages of posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) have been enumerated over the past 40 years. A surgical technique of PLIF, with use of posterior elements cut into small corticocancellous chips measuring 2-4 mm as graft material, has distinct advantages. The PLIF technique with autogenous chip grafts on 113 patients treated between 1974 and 1980 produced as high as 79% objectively good results.
ISSN:0009-921X
DOI:10.1097/00003086-198503000-00011