No Recirculation After Open Cancellous Bone Grafting

Abstract

According to the Papineau technique, open autogenous cancellous bone grafting procedures were performed in tibial bone defects. Repeated positron emission tomography (PET) examinations with 2 tracers, [¹⁵O]water to assess blood flow and [¹⁸F]fluoride to assess bone metabolism, showed no evidence of recirculation of the bone graft within the first week.