IV. Observations concerning transplantation of bone. Illustrated by a case of inter-human osseous transplantation, whereby over two-thirds of the shaft of a humerus was restored

Abstract

Facts relating to attempted osseous transplantations are few, the details concerning them are meagre, and the deductions drawn there from have been received with dubiety. Re-implanted Portions of Bone .—First there are statements to the effect that portions of the skull elevated by the trephine having been replaced shortly after their removal have become again incorporated with and formed integral parts of the osseous walls. Other observers construe these facts differently. They say that the re-implanted portions of bone have become absorbed, and that .they have been replaced by deposits of fresh osseous matter. On the side of the former Flourens adds the weight of his testimony, believing that he has demonstrated the vitality of the re-implanted portions of bone in the skull of a guinea-pig.