Jose Ignacio Laso¹, Nicola S Franulic¹, Sebastia N Spichige², Pedro Osorio²*, Carlos Rojas¹ and Nicola S Gaggero¹

¹Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Hospital del Trabajador, Santiago, Chile

*Corresponding Author: Pedro Osorio, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Universidad de los Andes, Santiago, Chile.

Received: September 07, 2021; Published: November 30, 2021

Abstract

The RIA (Reamer Irrigator Aspirator) is designed for autologous bone graft harvest, intramedullary debridement and reaming for endomedular nails in adults. Femoral bone graft harvest can be performed through antegrade or retrograde intraarticular entry points, both with known complications. The objective of this article is to describe a safe and reproducible method of harvest using this device through a lateral epicondyle extraarticular entry point.

Keywords: Bone Autograft; Lateral Epicondyle; RIA System; Retrograde Reaming; Extraarticular Entry Point

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Citation

Citation: Pedro Osorio., et al. “Technical Note: Bone Autograft Harvest using Ria System through Lateral Epicondyle Extraarticular Entry Point". Acta Scientific Orthopaedics 4.12 (2021): 59-64.

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Copyright: © 2021 Pedro Osorio., et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.