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autograft

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autograft: see transplantation, medical transplantation, medical, surgical procedure by which a tissue or organ is removed and replaced by a corresponding part, either from another part of the body or from another individual.
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autograft [′ȯd·ō‚graft]
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It aims to improve access to treatment and develop autograft activity for sick children by building an intensive care unit.
I assume that if allograft is anticipated there must be large OCD lesions, otherwise autograft tissue might be preferable.
Cleared by the FDA early last year, it is a new bone graft substitute that, according to the company, has demonstrated "unique and highly favorable" metaphyseal bone healing properties compared to autograft in preclinical studies.
 
 
 
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