A Comparison of Fusion Rates and Risk Factors in a Cohort of 2301 Foot and Ankle Fusions Comparing the Use of No Graft and Graft

A Comparison of Fusion Rates and Risk Factors in a Cohort of 2301 Foot and Ankle Fusions Comparing the Use of No Graft and Graft

Category: Ankle, Ankle Arthritis, Hindfoot, Midfoot/Forefoot Introduction/Purpose: Bone graft and bone graft substitutes may affect fusion rates and have been advocated to reduce the risk of nonunion particularly in patients with risk factors for failure of fusion. However historically they have not...

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Main Authors: Alastair S.E. Younger MB ChB FRCSC, Murray J. Penner MD, FRCSC, Andrea Veljkovic MD MPH, FRCSC, Kevin Wing MD FRCSC
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2019-10-01
Series:Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2473011419S00449

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