The Use of Bone Grafts, Bone Graft Substitutes, and Orthobiologics for Osseous Healing in Foot and Ankle Surgery

Achieving fusion in osseous procedures about the foot and ankle presents unique challenges to the surgeon. Many patients have comorbidities that reduce osseous healing rates, and the limited space and high weightbearing demand placed on fusion sites makes the choice of bone graft, bone graft substit...

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Main Authors: Jonathan R. Peterson MD, Fangyu Chen BS, Eugene Nwankwo BS, Travis J. Dekker MD, Samuel B. Adams MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2019-07-01
Series:Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2473011419849019