STUDY ON ROLE OF CORTICOCANCELLOUS GRAFT IN BONE DEFECTS CAUSED BY FRACTURES
Journal Title: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences - Year 2017, Vol 6, Issue 38
Abstract
BACKGROUND Fractures often occur with irregular ends and bone loss to a variable extent. Bone graft has a well-recognised role in orthopaedic surgery for the treatment of non-union, bridging diaphyseal and metaphyseal defects. The gap at the fracture site will definitely hamper the fracture stability. Usually, the gap at the fracture site is more or less filled by fibrous tissue if not by the callus. The fate of the fracture union depends on the gap filler at the same time not compromising with the stability. MATERIALS AND METHODS The purpose of this study is to investigate the role of bone grafts in aiding the fracture stability. Open reduction techniques often cause more fracture trimming resulting in non-reciprocating fracture surfaces that need a filler at the same time not compromising the stability. The harvested corticocancellous graft is fashioned to act like strut for 78 cases in our study. RESULTS The results are assessed by the approximation of the fracture ends and provisional stability given by the cortico-cancellous graft. Whatever graft that is harvested should serve the purpose not compromising either stability or gap filling. CONCLUSION Corticocancellous grafts serve the purpose of filling the fracture gaps as well as aiding in the stability of fracture when the fracture has created non-reciprocating ends at the fracture site.
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Vara Prasad G, Anil Babu P
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