Category
Orthopedic Spine Surgery
Typical Use
Collect autologous bone graft material for fusion and reconstruction.
Description
Instruments such as curettes, trephines, or powered harvesters used to obtain cancellous or corticocancellous bone from donor sites iliac crest, femur for use in spinal fusion, fracture nonunion repair, or reconstructive procedures, providing osteogenic, osteoinductive, and osteoconductive properties that enhance healing. Harvest technique balances graft volume needs with donor site morbidity, and alternatives such as bone graft substitutes or allograft may be considered to reduce pain and complications. Proper hemostasis, donor site closure, and postoperative pain management are important to optimize recovery and graft incorporation.