Comparison of Iliac Crest Marrow vs. Proximal Tibia Avitus® Bone Graft
The purpose of this research is to provide comparative data about the Avitus product and its equivalence to other Bone Marrow Aspirate (BMA) harvesting techniques.
• Patient must be 18 years of age or older.
• Patient must be able and willing to sign the IRB approved informed consent.
• Patient must consent to preoperative knee and pelvis radiographs to confirm no issue at harvest location.
• Patient has indication for autograft bone harvest (undergoing any ankle or hindfoot fusion, complex mid and forefoot fusions requiring graft supplementation, treatment of fuse and fracture nonunions)
• Patient is indicated for proximal tibia autograft harvest and iliac crest BMA (e.g. no hx bilateral TKAs or previous iliac wing trauma bilaterally).
• Patient is skeletally mature and presents with no concern for osteopenia/osteoporosis.
• Patient has sufficient volume of harvest material for study inclusion (minimum of 10 ml of cancellous bone graft plus 10 ml fluid pressed out from cancellous bone portion)
• Patient must speak English or have access to sufficient translator.