What about bone grafting options? My mother in law has been referred for ankle fusion and a well known doctor in NYC said he was going to do autograft, that is harvest bone from her iliac crest/hip bone. While this had been the gold standard for many years, there are now many bone graft substitutes available that work just as well and don't have all of the negative side effects of a second surgery site. Many other orthopedic fusion procedures are moving away from hip bone harvesting to new technologies such as synthetic bone grafts. Why isn't this happening in foot & ankle?????
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What about bone grafting options? My mother in law has been referred for ankle fusion and a well known doctor in NYC said he was going to do autograft, that is harvest bone from her iliac crest/hip bone. While this had been the gold standard for many years, there are now many bone graft substitutes available that work just as well and don't have all of the negative side effects of a second surgery site. Many other orthopedic fusion procedures are moving away from hip bone harvesting to new technologies such as synthetic bone grafts. Why isn't this happening in foot & ankle?????
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