USEFUL TECHNIQUE FOR ALLOGRAFT BONE HARVEST

Acta Clin Croat. 2015 Sep;54(3):326-9.

Abstract

Although regarded as a gold standard, harvesting of autologous bone graft is associated with donor site morbidity and a number of complications. An alternative is allograft with limited availability as the main shortcoming. Femoral heads as allografts are now routinely obtained during total hip arthroplasty. A small but valuable amount of pure cancellous bone graft of high quality can be obtained in addition. An additional harvest site is the proximal metaphyseal region of femur. We present a simple, useful and inexpensive technique for one harvest that can be performed utilizing ordinary instruments.

MeSH terms

  • Allografts
  • Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / methods*
  • Bone Transplantation / methods*
  • Humans
  • Tissue and Organ Harvesting / methods*