title: Autologous Bone Graft in Foot and Ankle Surgery.
abstract: Bone graft is a common adjunct procedure in orthopedic surgery used for fusions, fracture repair, and the reconstruction of skeletal defects in the foot and ankle. Autologous graft, or autograft, involves the transport of bone from a donor site to another location in the same patient. It is considered by many to be the gold standard of bone grafting, as it is provides all biologic factors required for functional graft. Further, autograft is 100% histocompatible with no risk of disease transmission.
authors.affiliation: Carl J. Shapiro Department of Orthopaedics, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Christopher P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA. Electronic address: cchiodo@partners.org.
authors.forename: Christopher P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Chiodo
mesh_terms: D000843:Ankle Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D064592:Autografts / Q000502:physiology; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D005528:Foot / Q000601:surgery*; D017102:Fracture Healing / Q000502:physiology; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous
keywords: Autologous bone graft; Bone healing; Calcaneus; Iliac crest; Proximal tibia; Reamer-Irrigator-Aspirator (RIA)