Injury· 2021Q1· Review
Autologous bone graft: Is it still the gold standard?
- 565citations
- Q1SCImago
- 2021year
Short summary
Autologous bone grafts, despite 100+ years of success, have significant donor site complications, but newer harvesting techniques like the Reamer Irrigator Aspirator (RIA) dramatically reduce these issues.
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Key points
- Autologous bone grafts have been used successfully for over a century.
- Donor site morbidity is the main complication associated with autograft bone.
- Recent techniques, such as the Reamer Irrigator Aspirator (RIA), substantially decrease complications during autograft harvesting.
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Abstract
Bone grafting has over 100 years of successful clinical use. Despite the successes of autograft bone transplantation, complications of bone grafting are significant, mostly at the donor site. This article reviews the biology of fracture healing, the properties of bone grafts, and reviews the specific advantages and problems associated with autograft bone. Recent techniques such as the Reamer Irrigator Aspirator are described, which has dramatically reduced complications of bone autograft harvesting.
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