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The rib is frequently used as a bone graft in the surgery of the anterior spine. The advantage of the rib is that it is easily used as a pediculated vascularized graft when it is transfered to the anterior vertebrae. The average length of the pedicle is over 5 cm for the ribs number 3 to 10. Their useful length of bone is 12 cm. With this technique fusion of 4 to 6 lumbar or thoracic vertebrae is possible.
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L'étude anatomique de 20 sujets a permis de préciser les possibilités d'utilisation des greffes costales pédiculisées en îlot dans la chirurgie du rachis. La longuer du pédicule dépasse environ 5 cm pour les côtes n° 3 à 10 dont la longueur utile est voisine de 12 cm. Ce potentiel permet une greffe osseuse de 4 à 6 vertèbres lombaires ou thoraciques.
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Lascombes, P., Grosdidier, G., Olry, R. et al. Anatomical basis of the anterior vertebral graft using a pediculated rib. Surg Radiol Anat 13, 259–263 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01627753
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