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Donor site morbidity following iliac crest bone harvesting for cervical fusion: a comparison between minimally invasive and open techniques

Authors: Raymond Pollock, Ilhan Alcelik, Chandra Bhatia, Graham Chuter, Kiran Lingutla, Chakravarty Budithi, Manoj Krishna

Published in: European Spine Journal | Issue 6/2008

Abstract

We have studied the occurrence of donor site morbidity, cosmesis and overall satisfaction with graft procedure in 76 patients who had undergone iliac crest bone harvesting for anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF). Totally 24 patients underwent an open procedure and 52 a minimally invasive trephine harvesting method. Although our study demonstrated substantial donor site pain and its effect on ambulation in both groups, this was of limited duration. Two patients, one in each group, suffered long-term pain that was eventually resolved. Totally 8.3% of patients in the open group suffered minor complications and 11.5% in the trephine group. There were two cases of meralgia parasthetica. There were no major complications in either group. There was no statistically significant difference in morbidity between the open and trephine groups. There was a trend towards significance (P = 0.076) for pain at the donor site, with less pain reported by patients who underwent the trephine procedure for harvesting.

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Title: Donor site morbidity following iliac crest bone harvesting for cervical fusion: a comparison between minimally invasive and open techniques
Authors: Raymond Pollock
Ilhan Alcelik
Chandra Bhatia
Graham Chuter
Kiran Lingutla
Chakravarty Budithi
Manoj Krishna
Publication date: 01-06-2008
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: European Spine Journal / Issue 6/2008
Print ISSN: 0940-6719
Electronic ISSN: 1432-0932
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-008-0648-3

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