Allogenic bone grafts in post-traumatic juxta-articular defects: Need for allogenic bone banking

Publication date: Available online 18 April 2017
Source:Medical Journal Armed Forces India
Author(s): Anil Kumar Mishra, Rohit Vikas, H.S. Agrawal
Allogenic bone banking provide both structural and granular bone grafts for various orthopaedic, spinal, oncological and dental surgeries. However allogenic bones, presently, are not readily available. This article discusses the clinical applications of the allogenic grafts, the screening criteria and procedure for maintenance of such a bone banking facility. This article demonstrates the effective role of allogenic bone in a case of post-traumatic bone loss situation and discusses the growing need and present situation of bone banking in our country.



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