Musculo-cutaneous flap for reconstruction surgery for deep surgical site infection after total en bloc spondylectomy: A technical note

Background: Total en bloc spondylectomy (TES) is potential radical resection surgery for spinal tumors. Surgical procedure of TES includes extremely wide detachment of surrounding soft tissue from pathological vertebra, resulting in impairment of blood supply. Moreover, massive dead space inevitably...

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Main Authors: Masao Koda, MD, PhD, Takeo Furuya, MD, PhD, Tomoe Kira, MD, PhD, Satoshi Maki, MD, PhD, Masashi Yamazaki, MD, PhD, Seiji Ohtori, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-03-01
Series:Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214751917300725