Blood vessel transplantation to bone
Abstract
In dogs an artery, a vein, and a vascular bundle were transplanted into intact bone, isolated bone segments, necrotized bone, and homografts of bone. Active proliferation of new blood vessels and formation of new bone occurred in all instances where the vascular bundle was used, when the vein was implanted into the intact bone and isolated bone, and only when the artery was implanted into intact bone. As a result of these experiments, vascular bundle transplantation has been performed in patients with Kienboeck's disease, and avascular necrosis of the scaphoid, the femoral head, the talus, and other conditions.
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