Peridural fibrosis is responsiblefor 3-5% lumbar disk surgery failures and may be cause of recurrent back and leg pain after lumbar decompression and diskectomy.Langenskiold and Kiviluoto first described the use of autologous free fat grafts between the dural sac and posterior elements of the spine to prevent the formation of epidural scar tissue. This article reports a severe complication related to this technique.
Failed-Back surgery syndrome as a complication of epidural fat grafts / Lisai, Pietro; Doria, Carlo; Crissantu, L; Spano, G; Dore, T; Melis, L; Fabbriciani, C.. - In: ORTHOPEDICS. - ISSN 0147-7447. - 26:4(2003), pp. 421-422.
Failed-Back surgery syndrome as a complication of epidural fat grafts
LISAI, Pietro;DORIA, Carlo;
2003-01-01
Abstract
Peridural fibrosis is responsiblefor 3-5% lumbar disk surgery failures and may be cause of recurrent back and leg pain after lumbar decompression and diskectomy.Langenskiold and Kiviluoto first described the use of autologous free fat grafts between the dural sac and posterior elements of the spine to prevent the formation of epidural scar tissue. This article reports a severe complication related to this technique.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
