A novel technique for preparing an allograft fibula for use as a transsacral graft as treatment for high-grade spondylolisthesis.
Milewski MD, Whang PG, Grauer JN. A novel technique for preparing an allograft fibula for use as a transsacral graft as treatment for high-grade spondylolisthesis. The American Journal Of Orthopedics 2011, 40: 130-3, 138. PMID: 21738906.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBone TransplantationDecompression, SurgicalFibulaHumansIleumLumbar VertebraePostoperative ComplicationsSacrumSpinal FusionSpondylolisthesisTransplantation, HomologousTreatment OutcomeConceptsAnterior cruciate ligamentInstrumented posterolateral fusionFibular allograftPosterolateral fusionHigh-grade spondylolisthesisAllograft fibulaIndex surgerySixth patientAdverse eventsIntraoperative complicationsProminent hardwareCruciate ligamentAllograftsPatientsS1 segmentPosterior implantationDeformityReamerL5ComplicationsSpondylolisthesisSurgeryGraftIleumYears