Can the use of a novel bone graft delivery system significantly increase the volume of bone graft material in a lumbar in situ cage, beyond volumes normally achieved via standard cage filling methodology? Results from a cadaveric pilot study.

Can the use of a novel bone graft delivery system significantly increase the volume of bone graft material in a lumbar in situ cage, beyond volumes normally achieved via standard cage filling methodology? Results from a cadaveric pilot study.

Lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF) is an interbody fusion technique which approaches the spine via the transpsoas route. Although such an approach eliminates many of the known complications associated with traditional fusion, it does not allow for the harvesting of local bone. Therefore, alterna...

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Main Authors: Burak M. Ozgur, MD, FAANS, Chief of Neurosurgery & Spine Surgery, Douglas M. Gillard, DC, Associate Professor of Clinical Sciences, Erin E. Wood, MMS, PA-C, Felisha D. Truong, BSc, Biochemistry with Honors, Trevor G. Wendel, BS, Kinesiology
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-12-01
Series:Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214751917302566

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