Bone allografts: What they can offer and what they cannot.
Bone allografts can be used in any kind of surgery involving bone from minor defects to major bone loss after tumour resection. This review describes the various types of bone grafts and the current knowledge on bone allografts, from procurement and preparation to implantation. The surgical conditions for optimising the incorporation of bone are outlined, and surgeon expectations from a bone allograft discussed.
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Cliniques Universitaires St-Luc, 10, Avenue Hippocrate, B1200, Bruxelles, Belgium. delloye@orto.ucl.ac.be
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Druez
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Barbier
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D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections / Q000635:transmission; D009926:Organ Preservation / Q000379:methods; D013242:Sterilization / Q000379:methods; D014019:Tissue Donors; D020858:Tissue and Organ Harvesting / Q000379:methods