@article {1855,
	title = {Morbidity at Bone Graft Donor Sites},
	volume = {3},
	year = {1989},
	note = {[Article]; NLM Journal Code: jh4, 8807705},
	month = {September},
	pages = {2},
	abstract = {<p>Summary: A review of the medical records of 239 patients with 243 autogenous bone grafts was undertaken to document the morbidity at the donor sites. The overall major complication rate was 8.6\%. Major complications included infection (2.5\%), prolonged wound drainage (0.8\%), large hematomas (3.3\%), reoperation (3.8\%), pain greater than 6 months (2.5\%), sensory loss (1.2\%), and unsightly scars. Minor complications (20.6\%) included superficial infection, minor wound problems, temporary sensory loss, and mild or resolving pain. There was a much higher complication rate (17.9\% major) if the incision used for the surgery was also the same incision used to harvest the bone graft. (C) Lippincott-Raven Publishers.</p>
},
	keywords = {Bone graft donor, Clinical Medicine., Infection.., Morbidity},
	issn = {0890-5339},
	author = {Younger,Edward M. and Chapman,Michael W.}
}
