HOMOGRAFTS AND THE BONE BANK

Abstract

The technique of storing bone by refrigeration is described and the following advantages are indicated: 1) A patient avoids a second wound and the loss of bone from some other part of the body; this is a very important matter for patients in whom poliomyelitis has affected both legs. 2) Almost unlimited bone is available to the surgeon and he is consequently able to insert very large grafts and so obtain better results.