Iliac Crest Bone Graft Donor Site Pain After Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion

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Christopher I. Shaffrey · University of Washington

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Persistent donor site pain remains a problem with harvest of autogenous iliac crest bone graft for spinal fusion. This prospective study, the first such study reported for ALIF, confirms that donor site pain remains a significant postoperative management problem.

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Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques

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Published in: Journal of Spinal Disorders & Techniques

Volume 18, Issue Supplement 1, pp. S77-S81

DOI: 10.1097/01.bsd.0000112045.36255.83

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Iliac Crest Bone Graft Donor Site Pain After Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion

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