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Anterior cervical discectomy: an improvement in donor site operative technique
H M Fernandes1, A D Mendelow, M S Choksey
1Department of Surgery, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK.
British Journal of Neurosurgery
|January 1, 1994
Abstract:
Bone graft harvest from the iliac crest for anterior cervical discectomy is common surgical practice. Its rate of complication remains far higher than that of the cervical operation. We describe a method of harvest that we believe reduces post-operative complications and pain, facilitating early patient mobilization and discharge.