title: Allograft reconstructions.
abstract: Large fragment allografts provide a means of reconstructing an extremity after a major bone has been resected. The host has the ability to replace the transplanted bone with new bone, and it is at least theoretically possible that the allograft eventually will be totally removed and replaced by bone from the host. Retrieval studies suggest that although this does not happen, or happens very slowly, the transplanted bone is accepted by the host and heals to the host bone. The success rates are as good as those of other methods of reconstruction, although full recovery takes up to 1 year.
authors.affiliation: Leni and Peter W. May Department of Orthopedics, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY 10029, USA.
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Springfield
mesh_terms: D001178:Arthroplasty / Q000379:methods; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D002356:Cartilage / Q000637:transplantation; D005121:Extremities / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013048:Specimen Handling; D009927:Tissue and Organ Procurement; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous