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The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery British Volume
Vol. 36-B, Issue 4 | Pages 584 - 590
1 Nov 1954
Hazlett JW

1. One hundred and one cases of cancellous chip bone grafting operations for filling of infected bone defects are reviewed.

2. Short-term follow-up showed primary or delayed primary healing in 87 per cent of the cases.

3. Observation after five years revealed a recurrence rate of 20 per cent. The recurrences were successfully overcome by minor procedures except in five patients, who suffer from repeated flare-ups of infection.

4. At the present time, 91 per cent of the lesions are satisfactorily healed with a partial or complete bone graft intact. There have been ten failures.

5. The criteria for successful cancellous chip bone grafting of osteomyelitic cavities are discussed.