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Bone Graft Placement by Modified Plastic Syringe
Am J Orthop. 2010 May;39(5):223-224
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Amar Patel, MD, Christopher Born, MD, and Eugene Koh, MD, PhD
Dr. Patel is fellow, Dr. Born is Professor, and Dr. Koh is Fellow, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Warren Alpert School of Medicine at Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.
Several fracture patterns with resulting bony defects require augmentation with bone graft or other orthobiologics. Accurate placement of graft may be difficult when the area to be augmented is not readily accessible. In such a case, a quickly modified 3-mL plastic syringe may be a useful and efficient delivery method for accurate placement and impacting of the graft.