the transplantation of a piece of bone from one part of the body to another.
A piece of bone, from another part of the body, that is used to replace bone that has to be removed, either because of injury or disease.
there are two kinds of bone grafts. Autograft bone is bone that is harvested from one place in a person and then transplanted to another location in the same person. Allograft bone is bone donated from one person and harvested, processed, stored and then transplanted to another person.
is surgery to place new bone into spaces between or around fractures (broken bone) or defects (holes) in bone. New bone to be grafted around fractures or defects can be autografts (taken from the patient's own healthy bone) or allografts (from frozen, donated bone).
a piece of bone placed in or on the spine to try to get one segment to fuse to another
a piece of bone transplanted to another part of the skeleton where it is needed to improve function or strengthen the structure of the area
a way of transferring some bone from one location to another to help facilitate the biological process of bone healing which is required for fusion to occur
This procedure is done when there has been significant bone loss because it helps the body to regenerate lost bone. The source of the grafting material can either be from the patientâ€(tm)s own body or from a natural substance such as algae. Over time your own newly formed bone will replace much of the grafted material, however follow up work such as an implant will have to be done within a matter of months or the body will start to re-absorb the new bone.
A piece of bone either taken directly from the patient or the bone bank used to fuse together two existing pieces of bone.
Pieces of bone used to create fusion. Bone graft may be obtained from the patient's iliac crest, rib, wrist, or from the bone bank
Piece of bone taken from one part and transferred to fill defect elsewhere
Piece of bone used to take the place of removed tissue.
Bone removed from one person and transplanted in another place, either on the same person (autograft) or in another person (allograft bone). Jump to Top
Bone used in fusion surgery (either autograft or allograft) to promote spinal fusion.
Bone which is harvested from one location in an individual and placed in another individual (allograft bone) or in a different location in the same individual (autogenous bone).
a transplant of bone taken from one area to another area.
Utilizing bone taken from one part of the body to promote formation of bone in another region.
a surgical procedure in which healthy bone is transplanted from another part of the patient's body into the affected area.
Small piece(s) of extra bone that act as the "cement" for fusing vertebrae together.
bone transplanted from a donor site to a recipient site. The bone graft is attached to the defective bone and provides a bone growth stimulating protein.
