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Spinal Bone Graft Quick-Decision Q&A

Published on Tue Jan 08, 2008

Question 1: Was it an autograft or allograft?

Autograft: Go to Question 2
Allograft: Go to Question 4 Question 2: Was the graft harvested locally (from the same incision used for placement)?

Yes: Report 20936
No: Go on to Question 3 Question 3: Was the graft structural or morselized?

Structural: Report 20938
Morselized: Report 20937 Question 4: Was the graft a threaded bone dowel?

Yes: Report 22851
No: Go on to Question 5 Question 5: Was the graft structural or morselized?

Structural: Report 20931
Morselized: Report 20930
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