Current limb salvage techniques for the treatment of the osteopathic non-unions still have several drawbacks that may prolong the duration of treatment. Here, Lin et al., propose using an osteoinductive (BMP-2 eluting) intramedullary and biodegradable implant to achieve early bony bridging and show that pin tract infection or docking site non-union can be avoided in experimental animal models of large bone defects.
- Sien Lin
- Hirotsugu Maekawa
- Yunzhi Peter Yang