What is the difference between bone autograft and allograft?
Autograft is bone harvested from the same patient the graft will be used on. A typical site for autograft harvesting is the hip. Autograft harvesting increases surgery time, creates a second operative site, and can cause complications and morbidity. Allograft is bone procured from another individual of the same species. The healing growth factors are all the same as the patient’s own bone. Allografts are provided by tissue banks and orthopedic and oral surgeons in human medicine have been confidently using bone allografts for decades. VTS is the word’s first tissue bank for animals providing allograft for animals since 1996.
