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J Reconstr Microsurg 1997; 13(8): 559-562
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1006437
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Vascularized Fibula Graft for Spinal Fusion in Severe Cervical Kyphosis Due to Neurofibromatosis

Koichi Nemoto, Takashi Asazuma, Masatoshi Amako, Masahisa Kawaguchi, Masaaki Yamagishi, Hiroshi Mizuno
  • Department of Orthopaedics, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa Saitama, Japan
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Accepted for publication 1997

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08 March 2008 (online)

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ABSTRACT

A successful anterior spinal fusion using vascularized fibula graft in the case of a 17-year-old male with severe cervical kyphosis due to neurofibromatosis is reported. Anterior spinal fusion at C2-7 using the fibula graft was performed with spinous process wiring. The kyphosis was corrected from 85 to 38 degrees. Bony fusion was obtained in 5 months without loss of correction.