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Biologic Treatment for Cartilage Repair using Zimmer® DeNovo® NT Natural Tissue Graft By: Zimmer Knee
7 min video describing technique for implantation of chondrocyte rich grafting material for the repair of cartilage defects in the knee or other joints. Prepared by Zimmer, the manufacturer.

Pollicization is the surgical creation of a thumb from a finger, usually the index finger. There are several techniques, but they have in common steps to shorten, rotate, and reposition muscles to achieve a functional and aesthetic result.

Uses of Bone Grafts
* To fill cavities e.g. Cysts
* To bridge joints - arthrodesis
* To bridge major defects and restore continuity of a long bone
* To provide a bone block and limit joint motion (arthrodesis)
* To promote union in a pseudoarthrosis (nonunion)
* To promote union in delayed union , non...

Laurencin & Khan 2005
Of the 300,000 grafting procedures performed in 1998, 9 of 10 involved the use of either autograft or allograft tissue. The current standard is for autograft tissue bone grafts, in which tissue is harvested from the patient, usually from the iliac crest, but possibly from the distal...

Bone is the second most commonly transplanted tissue after blood transfusions. In the US, there are more than 500,000 bone grafting procedures each year.
Osteogenesis, osteoinduction and osteoconduction are three properties in which a bone graft may possess. Osteogenesis is the process of new bone formation by cells from the host...

Skeletal reconstruction of large tumor resection defects is challenging. Free vascularized fibular transfer offers the potential for rapid autograft incorporation in limbs compromised by adjuvant chemotherapy or radiation.
Despite a high complication rate, free vascularized fibular graft reconstruction offers a reliable treatment of large skeletal defects after tumor resection without...

Osteochondral defects of the femoral head are exceedingly rare, with limited treatment options. Restoration procedures for similar defects involving the knee and ankle have been well described. In this report, we present a young patient who had a symptomatic osteochondral defect of the femoral head develop secondary to trauma and...

Dorsal fracture dislocations of the proximal interphalangeal joint are a common and difficult injury. The seriousness of the problem is often underestimated by the patient, leading to delay in treatment. Even when treated early, these fractures are difficult because the joint surface is crushed into small pieces. Many treatment options...

Dorsal fracture dislocations of the proximal interphalangeal joint are a common and difficult injury. The seriousness of the problem is often underestimated by the patient, leading to delay in treatment. Even when treated early, these fractures are difficult because the joint surface is crushed into small pieces. Treatment options include...

20 year old on the track to pro baseball, with a story that he jammed his non dominant left ring finger in training 6 weeks ago. Still playing, but it hurts when hit on the end or when hyperextended.

The wrap around toe technique for thumb reconstruction was devised by Mr. Wayne Morrison at the Microsurgery Research Centre in Melbourne, Australia. It is useful to reconstruct an aesthetically pleasing, sensate and functional thumb when amputation is distal to the metacarpophalangeal joint.

Reports on experience with 206 VASCULARIZED BONE GRAFTS
SITES:
humerus 38
radius 10
ulna 7
metacarpal 1
femur 57
tibia 82
mandibolar 8
calcaneum 3