BONE GRAFTING

Bone grafting the mandible.

Many bone grafting techniques have been used to reconstruct the partially dentate and edentulous mandible. This article discusses the various bone grafting techniques to reconstruct mandibular defects. Also included are issues such as whether autogenous bone is necessary for reconstruction of the mandibular ridge and the importance of membranes.

Bone-grafting and bone-graft substitutes.

Bone grafts are often necessary to provide support, fill voids, and enhance biologic repair of skeletal defects. Autogenous bone recovered from the patient’s own iliac crest is generally considered the gold standard of bone grafts. There is a need for alternatives, however, because of limited autograft quantities, donor site morbidity, and other problems including limited biologic performance. ...

Percutaneous Bone Marrow Grafting in Radial Fracture in Rabbits

Bone Grafting in Fracture Management

his paper is intended as an overview of current bone grafting applications, with special attention given to fracture management, and as such assumes a certain knowledge by the reader of anatomy and medical terminology. Fracture management is one of the oldest medical concerns and was the precursor of many modern orthopedic procedures. Improper fracture management can affect one's livelihood and...

Basic Knowledge of Bone Grafting

Bone generally has the ability to regenerate completely but requires a very small fracture space or some sort of scaffold to do so. Bone grafts may be autogous (bone harvested from the patient’s own body, often from iliac crest), allograft (cadaveric bone usually obtained from a bone bank), or synthetic (often made of hydroxyapatite or other naturally occurring and biocompatible substances) wit...