Bone grafts are important medical procedures that fix problems with existing bone structure due to injury or disease. According to the National Center for Biotechnology Information, a long-term study of two million bone graft patients shows 83% underwent bone grafts harvested from within their bodies while the rest had artificial material used for their bone grafts. A bone graft delivery device can provide the material needed for bone graft when harvesting from within the body isn’t possible. Here’s a closer look at why bone grafts are important medical procedures.
When a joint suffers damage due to injury or disease, a bone graft can enable healing and functional use of the bones. A spinal fusion is the most common way in which this type of bone graft occurs and helps to eliminate painful and debilitating spinal conditions. Because the spine has many vertebrae, fusing two or more together generally enables the patient to move around without pain and have a generally normal range of motion. A bone graft helps the affected vertebrae heal.
Sometimes, a bone suffers multiple fractures due to some type of accident or mishap. When that happens, a bone graft delivery device can provide suitable material that enables a surgeon to reassemble the badly damaged bone. The graft encourages healing while strengthening the damaged bone. The graft makes it possible for the bone to heal faster and regain strength sooner without significant changes in the structure of the injured bone.
Many surgical procedures require inserting connective rods, screws, and plates to hold broken bones together. Bone grafts make it possible for those implants to more effectively do their job while helping prevent the body from rejecting them as foreign objects. It’s important for surgical implants to take hold and support the bone structure while enabling the damaged tissue to heal and get stronger. Unfortunately, the human body sometimes attacks implants as foreign objects, but bone grafts can counteract it.
You can learn more about our bone graft delivery device by calling or sending us an online message. We would be happy to explain how it works and how we can help support medical procedures requiring bone grafts. We look forward to working with you.