Open AccessWhat Are the Challenges and Complications of Sterilizing Autografts with Liquid Nitrogen for Malignant Bone Tumors? A Preliminary Report
Author(s) -
Suraj Hindiskere,
Srinath Doddarangappa,
Pramod S. Chinder
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
clinical orthopaedics and related research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.178
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1528-1132
pISSN - 0009-921X
DOI - 10.1097/corr.0000000000001347
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , extracorporeal , sterilization (economics) , liquid nitrogen , resection , prosthesis , physics , quantum mechanics , monetary economics , economics , foreign exchange market , foreign exchange
Reconstruction of defects after resection of malignant bone tumors with liquid nitrogen-sterilized recycled autografts is an alternative to bone allografts and endoprostheses in resource-constrained environments. Most studies reporting favorable outcomes with liquid nitrogen-sterilized autografts for bone reconstruction are geographically restricted to a few countries, and the technical challenges of routinely using liquid nitrogen intraoperatively, especially when using the pedicle freezing technique, has not been documented.