A considerable number of international research groups as well as commercial entities work
on the development of new bone grafting materials, carriers, growth factors and specifically …

Background The 'reamer-irrigator-aspirator'(RIA) is an innovation developed to reduce fat
embolism (FE) and thermal necrosis (TN) that can occur during reaming/nailing of long-bone …

Large bony defects and non-unions are still a complication in trauma and orthopedic
surgery. Treatment strategies include the use of autogenous materials (iliac crest), allogenic …

Background: Donor site morbidity and limited volume remain primary drawbacks of using
bone graft from the iliac crest and an impetus for finding other sources of autologous bone …

The biological characteristics of human reaming debris (HRD) generated in the course of
surgical treatment of long bone diaphyseal fractures and nonunions are still a matter of …

A substantial proportion of fractures can present with nonunion, and the management of
nonunion continues to present a challenge for orthopaedic surgeons. A variety of biological …

This paper summarises the current knowledge on the effects of medullary reaming of long-
bone fractures. Following a review of intramedullary vascular physiology, the consequences …

To analyze the effect of intramedullary reaming on fracture healing, we investigated whether
or not cortical reamings contain viable bone cells. There are several tissue components …

Donor site morbidity and complication rate using the reamer-irrigator-aspirator (RIA) system
for intramedullary, non-structural autogenous bone graft harvesting were investigated in a …

A technical benefit of the reamer-irrigator-aspirator (RIA) system (Synthes, Paoli, PA) is the
ability to harvest large volumes (40-90 cm 3) of autogenous bone graft. Early evaluations of …