Evaluation of Formalin Preserved Allogeneic Bone Graft as a Grafting Material

Formalin preserved allogeneic (FPA) bone graft was used in 18 patients with benign bone cavities, nine patients with malignant bone cavities, 12 patients with atrophic nonunion of fractures, seven with gap nonunion and 18 with comminuted fractures. The benign bone cavities were obliterated in 20 wee...

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Published in:Tropical doctor 2000-04, Vol.30 (2), p.76-78
Main Authors: Agarwal, Sanjeev, Mishra, U S, Jain, U K
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Bone Diseases - surgery
Bone Neoplasms - surgery
Bone Transplantation - methods
Female
Fixatives
Follow-Up Studies
Formaldehyde
Fracture Healing
Fractures, Comminuted - surgery
Fractures, Ununited - surgery
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Orthopedic surgery
Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
Time Factors
Tissue Preservation - methods
Transplantation, Homologous
Treatment Outcome
Tropical medicine
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Summary:Formalin preserved allogeneic (FPA) bone graft was used in 18 patients with benign bone cavities, nine patients with malignant bone cavities, 12 patients with atrophic nonunion of fractures, seven with gap nonunion and 18 with comminuted fractures. The benign bone cavities were obliterated in 20 weeks and malignant cavities in 24 weeks. Union was obtained in atrophic ununited fractures in 29 weeks, in gap nonunion in 40 weeks and in comminuted fractures in 27 weeks. FPA is a simple, inexpensive and easily available alternative to autologous bone and to deep frozen bone in filling bone defects and enhancing fracture union.
ISSN:0049-4755
1758-1133
DOI:10.1177/004947550003000207