Recent Research Advances in Biologic Bone Graft Materials for Spine Surgery

Recent Advances in Surgery ’ ”

The newer developments in the field of general surgery of recent years have received added impetus from the present war conditions. These developments may be conveniently divided into two groups, first, operative surgery and second, and perhaps more important, preoperative and postoperative management of patients. It is in the latter group that war medicine and surgery have made themselves felt...

Recent Advances in Surgery

Recent advances in surgery

6.610. Trends in Materials for Spine Surgery

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Preface: bone graft materials.

Bone grafting is the second most commonly performed procedure next to blood transfusion. Every year, 500,000 bone graft procedures are performed in the Unites States alone and 2.2 million procedures are performed worldwide. Th e approximate cost of these procedures is US$2.5 billion. Autograft is still considered the gold standard for bone grafting. Allografts and xenografts are commonly used. ...