From: Bone regenerative medicine: classic options, novel strategies, and future directions
Source | Advantages | Disadvantages |
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Iliac crest | Large bone volume, rich source of progenitor cells and growth factors, easy access, providing both cancellous and cortical bones | Nerve, arterial, and urethral injury, increased blood loss, hematoma, infection, chronic post-operative donor site pain, high patient morbidity, high recovery time, large scar, hip subluxation, pelvic fractures, costly, local infection |
Distal radius | Lower bone turn-over than iliac crest, lower post-operative pain than the iliac crest, easy to harvest, small incision is needed | Superficial radial nerve injury, fracture, infection |
Tibia | Easy to access, less operative time, and less gait disturbance than the iliac crest | Fracture, less bone volume than iliac crest, infection |