Spinous Process Combined With a Titanium Mesh Cage as a Bone Graft in the Stability Reconstruction of Lumbar or Lumbosacral Spinal Tuberculosis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Autogenous bone grafts, such as iliac bone or rib struts, have been used in the anterior reconstruction of spinal tuberculosis (STB) and have their own benefits and limitations. Here, we introduced a new method, the spinous process (SP), combined with a titanium mesh cage (TMC) as a bone graft in the stability reconstruction of lumbar or lumbosacral STBs. By retrospectively comparing patients who received SP+TMC to traditional TMC bone grafts or allogeneic bone grafts in terms of safety, efficacy and cost-effectiveness, we aimed to evaluate whether SP+TMC could be a possible alternative method.

Methods

From 2010 to 2018, 69 patients who underwent one-stage posterior debridement with grafts and internal fixation within a single lumbar or lumbosacral segment were in

SUBMITTER: Zhang H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9013749 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature