Orthopaedic Applications of Bone Graft & Graft Substitutes: A Review (Report‪)‬

Several categories of bone graft and graft substitutes exist and encompass a variety of materials, material sources, and origins. The available graft substitutes formed from composites of one or more types of material. These composites are generally built on a base material. Laurencin et al (1) classification of grafts and graft substitutes could be modified as follows: A. Harvested bone grafts and graft substitutes: