Induced membranes—summary
10.1055/b-0034-86369 Induced membranes—summaryTimothy G Weber, David P Barei Introduction The implantation of a methylmethacrylate bone cement spacer into the area of a bone defect has been noted to result in…
The role of decortication in the treatment of nonunions
10.1055/b-0034-86365 The role of decortication in the treatment of nonunionsRené K Marti Introduction Decortication and bone grafting is the most effective biological intervention to stimulate union of hypertrophic nonunions but…
Open cancellous bone graft
10.1055/b-0034-86367 Open cancellous bone graftRené K Marti, Oldrich Čech Introduction The authors’ experience in the treatment of infected defect nonunions has been acquired over 40 years. In the early period…
Autogenous bone grafting in the treatment of nonunions
10.1055/b-0034-86366 Autogenous bone grafting in the treatment of nonunionsRené K Marti, Christian van der Werken Introduction As early as 1867 the French surgeon Louis Ollier described his experience with free…
Bone-graft substitutes
10.1055/b-0034-86368 Bone-graft substitutesLisa R Blackrick, John H Wilber Introduction The number of bone-grafting procedures has increased steadily for years with an estimated 2.2 million procedures carried out per year at…
