Brutus Jean-Paul, Loftus Jon B
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA, and the Division of Plastic Surgery, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Hôpital Notre Dame, Montréal, Quebec, Canada.
J Hand Surg Am. 2006 Jan;31(1):147-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2005.07.011.
Cancellous bone grafts can be harvested from Gerdy's tubercle on the proximal metaphysis of the tibia for surgical procedures on the upper extremity. This donor site, however, is used rarely by hand surgeons, possibly because of a lack of awareness.