Serrated bone graft
First Claim
1. A serrated bone graft section for graft in a patient, comprising a body portion cut from elongate cortical bone, the body portion having a sidewall portion, the body portion having substantially planar end faces at opposite ends of said body portion, each of the end faces having a plurality of grooves cut therein so as to form cross-cut serrations in each of the end faces, wherein a substantial portion of each end face planar surface area.
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Abstract
A serrated bone graft section for graft in a patient includes a body portion cut from elongate cortical bone, the body portion having a sidewall portion, the body portion having substantially planar end faces at opposite ends of said body portion, each of the end faces having a plurality of grooves cut therein so as to form serrations in each of the end faces.
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- 1. A serrated bone graft section for graft in a patient, comprising a body portion cut from elongate cortical bone, the body portion having a sidewall portion, the body portion having substantially planar end faces at opposite ends of said body portion, each of the end faces having a plurality of grooves cut therein so as to form cross-cut serrations in each of the end faces, wherein a substantial portion of each end face planar surface area.
- 8. A serrated bone graft section for graft in a patient, comprising a body portion cut from elongate cortical bone, the body portion having a sidewall portion, the body portion having substantially planar end faces at opposite ends of said body portion, each of the end faces having a plurality of grooves cut therein so as to form cross-cut serrations in each of the end faces, wherein a substantial portion of each end face is planar surface area wherein said substantially planar end faces are not parallel, and are angled with respect to each other.
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