The fate of fat grafts used in surgery of the lumbar spine
Deburge, A.; Benoist, M.; Lassale, B.; Blamoutier, A.
Revue de Chirurgie Orthopedique et Reparatrice de l'Appareil Moteur 74(3): 238-242
1988
ISSN/ISBN: 0035-1040 PMID: 3175106 Document Number: 305647
The fate of fat grafts thicker than 5 mm applied to prevent post-operative peridural fibrosis was followed by CT scanning between the second and fourth months and in later months in four patients treated for lumbar spinal stenosis. The CT scanning findings were verified in two patients who were operated on again. The fat grafts lost thickness and became more even. In one case, the graft had completely disappeared.