The Importance of Sufficient Graft Material in Achieving Foot or Ankle Fusion
Conclusions:
This study demonstrates an association between the amount of graft material and successful hindfoot and ankle arthrodesis. Graft material filling of ≥50% of the fusion space at 9 weeks, regardless of type or origin, was associated with significantly higher fusion rates at 24 weeks.
Level of Evidence:
Therapeutic Level II. See Instructions for Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence.
Source: JBJS - Category: Orthopaedics Authors: DiGiovanni, C. W., Lin, S. S., Daniels, T. R., Glazebrook, M., Evangelista, P., Donahue, R., Beasley, W., Baumhauer, J. F. Tags: Foot & Ankle Scientific Articles Source Type: research
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