Novel Graft Technique for Lumbopelvic Reconstruction After Sacral Tumor Resection

A Case Report

Abstract

Case: 

Reconstruction after sacral tumor resection carries a high risk of nonunion and requires a slow return to weight-bearing. A bilateral iliac-crest graft, mobilized on a muscular pedicle, was used to graft and fuse the spine and pelvis after resection of a massive sacral schwannoma. Long-term follow-up and three-dimensional computed tomography imaging demonstrate rapid incorporation and solid fusion, with hypertrophy of the graft struts and excellent return to function.

Conclusion: 

This novel graft technique provides structural autograft bone that bridges the iliolumbar resection gap, providing a vascularized autograft that incorporates rapidly and reliably.