Autologous bone marrow clot as an alternative to autograft for bone defect healing

• Main Authors: Lim, Z. X. H., Rai, B., Tan, T. C., Ramruttun, A. K., Hui, J. H., Nurcombe, Victor, Teoh, Swee Hin, Cool, Simon M.
• 其他作者: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• 格式: Article
• 語言: English
• 出版: 2019
• 主題: Autologous Bone Graft; Coagulated Autologous Bone Marrow Aspirate; Science::Medicine
• 在線閱讀: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/89852; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/49334
• 機構: Nanyang Technological University

Objectives: Long bone defects often require surgical intervention for functional restoration. The ‘gold standard’ treatment is autologous bone graft (ABG), usually from the patient’s iliac crest. However, autograft is plagued by complications including limited supply, donor site morbidity, and the n...