Percutaneous autogenous bone marrow grafting in 20 cases of ununited fracture.
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.
Garg
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NK
Department of Orthopedics, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry, India.
Gaur
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Sharma
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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