Nikolas
Created page with "<section begin="orthopaedics" />* Bone grafting/substitution/transplantation = replacing bone with something (called a bone graft) * As the native bone grows it will generally replace the graft material with normal bone * Needed in ** Alignment correction *** A wedge of bone graft may be inserted into a gap made by an osteotomy to correct alignment ** Tumour surgery *** Significant amounts of bone are removed and should be replaced *** Tumour in diaphysis -> part of the..."
