Autogeneous grafting is most effective choice in obtaining fusion in spinai surgery. Aİİograft usage is also popular especially when the autogeneous graft mass in insufficient. İn this study, 42 patients were evaluated İn whom Tutopiast afiografts and auiogeneus grafts were combined for fusion at Departments of Orthopaedîcs and Traumatoiogy of Ankara Sociai Securİty Hospİtai Besİdes radioiogical evaluation at Gth and 12th months, Tc 99 MDP bone scintigrapbic studies of the patients were done. Twenty patients had vertebral fractures and 22 patients had İdİopathİc scoliosis. A solid fusion mass was observed radiographicaliy and scintigraphicaily. Histopaihoiogic studies of 11 patients with İmplant removal and 5 patients of control group who had only autogeneus grafting were t done. Any significant histopathological differences were not observed in fusion masses of the patients. İn Hght of these findings İt is conctuded that autograft combination can be used in seiected cases.
Keywords: Aİİograft, spine fusion, Autograft, Anterior, Posterior, radionuciid, histopathology.