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The viability of any bone graft depends on the re-establishment of blood flow within the graft. If blood circulation is not re-establish, it will necrose and then functions like a mechanical bridge only. We observe immediate “bleeding” from the cancellous surface of cortico-cancellous graft and tended to believe that to some extent cancellous bone function like a blood conducting media containing numerous complex conducting channels.
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Hui, P.W., Leung, P.C., Sher, A. (1993). The Importance of Flow Conductance of Cancellous Bone Grafts as a Critical Factor in Graft Incorporation. In: Schoutens, A., Arlet, J., Gardeniers, J.W.M., Hughes, S.P.F. (eds) Bone Circulation and Vascularization in Normal and Pathological Conditions. NATO ASI Series, vol 247. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-2838-8_18
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