Efficacy of Flap-based Posterior Trunk Reconstruction after Vertebrectomy and Radiation Therapy: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Adjuvant radiation therapy following vertebrectomy is a major risk factor for local wound complications such as dehiscence, infection, and skin necrosis. In selected cases, well-vascularized coverage and modification of tension forces on the wound might reduce the risk of postoperative complications and reoperations. We aimed to demonstrate a reduction in general and specific complications in patients undergoing vertebral resection and flap coverage compared with vertebral resection alone.

Methods

We retrospectively analyzed and collected data from patients diagnosed with a tumor involving the spine and requiring a total or partial posterior vertebrectomy between January 2012 and October 2022, referred to a single tertiary-level orthopedic and trauma center. We in

SUBMITTER: Amendola F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10489417 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature