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. 2011 Aug;23(3):433-42.
doi: 10.1016/j.coms.2011.04.004. Epub 2011 May 31.

Complications in bone grafting

Alan S Herford  1 , Jeffrey S Dean
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Complications in bone grafting

Alan S Herford et al. Oral Maxillofac Surg Clin North Am. 2011 Aug.

Abstract

Autogenous bone grafts continue to have wide use for reconstructing alveolar defects because of the many advantages associated with them. Although complications are low, the harvesting of bone grafts does have the risk of morbidity, which varies based on the harvest site chosen. Patients should be informed of possible complications associated with bone harvest as well as complications that many develop at the grafted site.

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