OSSICULOPLASTY: AUTOGRAFT VS ALLOGRAFT

Autograft ossiculoplasty in cholesteatoma surgery: is it feasible?

OBJECTIVE To investigate whether autologous ossicles can be safely used in ossicular reconstruction in cholesteatoma surgery after attempting cholesteatoma removal under the operating microscope. STUDY DESIGN A prospective fine-section histological study of formalin-stored ossicles, harvested from cholesteatomatous ears, to evaluate for existence of residual cholesteatoma after surface diseas...

Allograft versus autograft bone in scoliosis surgery.

The results of a study of the use of autograft versus allograft bone in the surgery of idiopathic adolescent scoliosis are presented. Two groups of patients, matched for age, sex, level and angle of curve, received bone grafts, 20 patients having autogenous bone from the iliac crest and the other 20 having donor bone from a bone bank. Both groups had otherwise identical posterior fusions and Ha...

Autograft versus Allograft for Cervical Spinal Fusion

Autograft vs Allograft ACL Reconstructions: A Prospective, Randomized Clinical Study with Minimum 10 Year Follow-up

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Allograft Versus Autograft Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

BACKGROUND Tearing an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) graft is a devastating occurrence after ACL reconstruction (ACLR). Identifying and understanding the independent predictors of ACLR graft failure is important for surgical planning, patient counseling, and efforts to decrease the risk of graft failure. HYPOTHESIS Patient and surgical variables will predict graft failure after ACLR. STUD...