title: The use of demineralized xenogeneic bone implants to correct phalangeal defects: a case report.
abstract: Demineralized bovine bone blocks and powder were used to reconstruct phalangeal defects created by excision of bulging endochondromas . Bony reconstruction was documented by roentgenography at 9 weeks and by biopsy at 7 months. Follow-up at 22 months has shown stability of the implants, further ossification, and no recurrence of the phalangeal endochondromas . The use of xenogeneic demineralized bone implants promotes induced osteogenesis and rapid healing, avoids harvesting procedures, and offers a potentially unlimited supply of banked material.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000818:Animals; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000502:physiology; D002417:Cattle; D005260:Female; D005385:Fingers / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D010009:Osteochondrodysplasias / Q000601:surgery*; D010012:Osteogenesis; D014183:Transplantation, Heterologous