Fusion medium/agent comparisons
Hi all, in light of considering a revision/additional fusion to my pre-existing one, a question has come to mind. If not using your own donor bone for fusion medium, are there greater non-fusion/non-union risks with donor bone or with synthetic analogs especially when fusing over a disc replacement? Any thoughts on different aspects of this?
This would be in a younger patient with no personal or family history of DDD, soft tissue conditions, arthritis, or connective tissue conditions. Thanks!
Feb 2003 - Diagnosed C (35) T (45) L (25)
Dec 2003 - T2-T12 Fusion correcting to C (8), T (14), L (20)
Oct 2019 - Lumbar curve progressed to 40
Nov 2019 - Thoracic curve progressed to 31
June/July 2020 - T10-S1 Fusion with SI fixation correcting to C (8), T (14), L (8)