Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics
Volume 18, Issue 2 , Pages 108-113, April 2008

Reamer Irrigator Aspirator: A New Technique for Bone Graft Harvesting from the Intramedullary Canal

  • Hans-Christoph Pape, MD, FACS

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  • Ivan S. Tarkin, MD

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh PA

The reamer irrigator aspirator is a new technique to harvest bone graft from the intramedullary canal of the femur or the tibia. The device allows harvest of large volumes of canellous bone. This article describes the technique in detail and refers to tips and tricks in the use of it. Possible side effects are discussed as well.

Keywords: femoral canal reaming, bone graft, autologous grafting, reaming of the femur

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PII: S1048-6666(08)00010-4

doi:10.1053/j.oto.2008.08.001

Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics
Volume 18, Issue 2 , Pages 108-113, April 2008

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