Pedicled greater omentum transferred to the spine in a case of postoperative infection.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
An alternate surgical treatment was proposed in a case of vertebral postoperative chronic infection. The combination of an anterior omental flap with a posterior internal fixation plus bone grafting was successful, allowing the patient to walk 8 weeks after surgery. This relatively short recovery period compares favorably with the long months of confinement to bed usually required after an all-anterior approach with bone grafting only.
Medical subject headings
- Spine
- Surgical Flaps
- Surgical Wound Infection