Reply to McNally's comment on "Bioactive glass S53P4 vs. autologous bone graft for filling defects in patients with chronic osteomyelitis and infected non-unions - a single center experience" by Steinhausen et al. (2021).

Abstract

Eva Steinhausen1,3, Rolf Lefering2, Martin Glombitza1, Nikolaus Brinkmann1, Carsten Vogel3, Bastian Mester3, and Marcel Dudda1,3 1Department of Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery, BG Klinikum Duisburg, University of Duisburg-Essen, 47249 Duisburg, Germany 2Institute for Research in Operative Medicine (IFOM), University of Witten/Herdecke, Cologne, Germany 3Department of Trauma, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital Essen, University of Duisburg Essen, Essen, Germany