The effects of autologous bone grafting on bone healing after carpal arthrodesis in the dog.
Arthrodesis was performed on the right and left carpus of eight dogs, incorporating a fresh autologous cancellous bone graft in the right carpus. Histological evaluation of each carpus after the procedure demonstrated that although the grafted bone appeared dead, healing was significantly greater (P < 0 . 01) after 12 weeks if it had been used.
D000818:Animals; D001174:Arthrodesis / Q000662:veterinary*; D001860:Bone Plates / Q000662:veterinary; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D002350:Carpus, Animal / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000601:surgery*; D004285:Dogs / Q000601:surgery*; D005552:Forelimb / Q000601:surgery*; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D014945:Wound Healing