Can venous bone tissue transplantation be applied to all patients with avascular necrosis?
The foremost criterion in venous bone tissue transplantation is for the patient to be at a reasonable weight since this operation is almost impossible for overweight persons. The operation requires us to work at considerable depths. Another criterion is that the patient must preferably be no older than 40-45 years of age. The operation should not be repeated if patients have varicose problems or they have previous emboli story, since bone is collected from the leg. Another area for collection is pelvic bone. However this should be avoided for patients presenting such risks. The patient must have overall good health condition. It is also important to determine what they use cortisone. It is a separate criterion for us if the patient is using cortisone due to kidney transplantation. Patients using any anticoagulant medication due to possible heart problems are also classified risky for this type of operation. Similarly people with high ureic acid values aren?t advised to undergo such an
