title: Percutaneous autogenous bone marrow grafting in 20 cases of ununited fracture.
abstract: We grafted autogenous bone marrow percutaneously to stimulate healing in 20 ununited long bone fractures. 15-20 mL of bone marrow was injected twice, with an interval of 3 weeks. All cases were immobilized in a plaster cast. 17 cases united in 5 (3-7) months.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry, India.
authors.forename: N K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Garg
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gaur
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005599:Fractures, Ununited / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D006810:Humeral Fractures / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D013978:Tibial Fractures / Q000628:therapy; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous / Q000379:methods; D014458:Ulna Fractures / Q000628:therapy