2002 Effect of Grafting Technique on the Maintenance of Coronal and Sagittal Correction in Anterior Treatment of Scoliosis Medscape

Description: Effect of Grafting Technique on the Maintenance of Coronal and Sagittal Correction in Anterior Treatment of Scoliosis
from Spine 27(19):2129-2136, 2002 Posted 10/25/2002 Jean A. Ouellet, FRCS, Charles E. Johnston II, MD
Conclusions: Although the rib strut grafting technique improves the pseudarthrosis rate, as compared with morsellized graft, it did not affect the maintenance of correction or sagittal alignment. Adjunctive measures to provide truly structural interbody support (fusion cages, allograft rings, two-rod construct) appear to be required to address the shortcomings of anterior single-rod instrumentation.