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OTA 2023: Reamer-Irrigator-Aspirator vs. Autogenous Crest Bone Graft for Non-Unions

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October 2023

OTA 2023: Reamer-Irrigator-Aspirator vs. Autogenous Crest Bone Graft for Non-Unions

Vol: 305| Issue: 1| Number:20| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Randomized Trial
OE Level Evidence:N/A
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

∆ Reamer-Irrigator-Aspirator (RIA) versus Autogenous Iliac Crest Bone Graft (AICBG) for the Treatment of Nonunions: A Multicenter Randomized Trial

Contributing Authors:
A Nauth M McKee J Hall M Vicente JT Hidy EH Schemitch (COTS) Canadian Orthopaedic Trauma Society

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93 patients with long bone non-union or bone defects requiring bone grafting were randomized to receive bone grafting with an autogenous iliac crest bone graft (AICBG; n=49) or with the use of a reamer-irrigator-aspirator (RIA; n=44). The primary outcome of interest was harvest site pain, measured on a Visual Analog Scale (VAS). Secondary outcomes of interest included union rate, functional outcom...

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