title: A technique for distal tibial bone graft for arthrodesis of the foot and ankle.
abstract: Hindfoot and forefoot arthrodeses procedures are commonly performed using autogenous bone graft harvested from the distal tibia. A new technique is described for obtaining cancellous bone graft from the distal tibia using a bone graft harvesting system specifically designed to obtain morsellized material through a small incision site. The use of this device in association with low dose fluoroscopy and backfilling of the defect with osteoconductive synthetic graft material is also discussed.
authors.affiliation: CHRISTOB@OZEMAIL.COM.AU
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D000842:Ankle / Q000601:surgery*; D001174:Arthrodesis; D001843:Bone Cements / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018786:Bone Substitutes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D004867:Equipment Design; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D005528:Foot / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D013977:Tibia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D020858:Tissue and Organ Harvesting / Q000379:methods*; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D001843:Bone Cements; D018786:Bone Substitutes