Open AccessThree-level anterior cervical discectomy and fusion in elderly patients with wedge shaped tricortical autologous graft: A consecutive prospective series
Author(s) -
Suk Ha Lee,
Kwang-Jun Oh,
Kwang Su Yoon,
Sung Tae Lee,
Dilbans Singh Pandher
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
indian journal of orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.434
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3727
pISSN - 0019-5413
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5413.43396
Subject(s) - medicine , anterior cervical discectomy and fusion , surgery , discectomy , radiological weapon , lordosis , spinal fusion , cervical spine , radiography , lumbar
Treatment of multilevel cervical spondylotic myelopathy/radiculopathy is a matter of debate, more so in elderly patients due to compromised physiology. We evaluated the clinical and radiological results of cervical fusion, using wedge-shaped tricortical autologous iliac graft and Orion plate for three-level anterior cervical discectomy in elderly patients.