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Bone Graft Substitutes: Facts, Fictions & Applications

Mar 8, 2008 | General

It is estimated that more than 500,000 bone-grafting procedures are performed annually in the United States, with approximately half of these procedures related to spine fusion. These numbers easily double on a global basis and indicate a shortage in the availability of musculoskeletal donor tissue traditionally used in these reconstructions. This reality has stimulated a proliferation of corporate interest in supplying what is seen as a growing market in bone replacement materials. These graft alternatives are subjected to varying degrees of regulatory scrutiny, and thus their true safety and effectiveness in patients may not be know prior to their use by orthopaedic surgeons. It is thus important to gain insight into this emerging class of bone-substitute alternatives.

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