The Impact of Patient Age on Foot and Ankle Arthrodesis Supplemented with Autograft or an Autograft Alternative (rhPDGF-BB/β-TCP)

The Impact of Patient Age on Foot and Ankle Arthrodesis Supplemented with Autograft or an Autograft Alternative (rhPDGF-BB/β-TCP)

Background:. A recent survey of orthopaedic surgeons asking about risk factors for nonunion following foot and ankle arthrodesis revealed that patient age is considered to be a relatively low risk factor, despite the potential for autologous graft quality to deteriorate with increasing age. The purp...

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Main Authors: Gregory C. Berlet, MD, FRCSC, Judith F. Baumhauer, MD, MPH, Mark Glazebrook, MSc, PhD, MD, FRCSC, Steven L. Haddad, MD, Alastair Younger, MD, FRCSC, Jovelyn D. Quiton, MSc, David A. Fitch, PhD, Timothy R. Daniels, MD, FRCSC, Christopher W. DiGiovanni, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2020-12-01
Series:JBJS Open Access
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/jbjsoa/fulltext/10.2106/JBJS.OA.20.00056

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