Using a mixture of local bone dust and morselized bone as graft materials in single- and double-level ACDF

• Published in: BMC musculoskeletal disorders Vol. 22; no. 1; pp. 1 - 10
• Main Authors: Ma, Fei, Xu, Shicai, Liao, Yehui, Tang, Qiang, Tang, Chao, Wang, Qing, Zhong, Dejun
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London BioMed Central Ltd 02.06.2021; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion; Artificial bones; Biomedical materials; Bone dust; Bone grafts; Bone-grafting; Clinical outcomes; Dust; Follicle-stimulating hormone; Graft materials; Iliac crest; Methods; Morselized bone; Musculoskeletal diseases; Radiography; Spine; Statistical analysis; Subsidence; Surgery; Vertebrae; China

Background Using a cage filled with local bone in anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) can eliminate morbidities associated with autograft harvest from the iliac crest while achieving high fusion rates. However, there is still no consensus regarding the methods for using local bone grafts....