This Program is approved by the Association of Operating Room Nurses (AORN) for 1 contact hour.
Course Objectives:
- Describe the selection criteria for choosing a bone graft substitute
- Differentiate the benefits of autograft from allograft
- List the three requirements for bone formation
- Compare osteogenic, osteoconductive and osteoinductive
- Discuss demineralized bone matrix (DBM) as an osteoinductive graft
- Discuss the prevailing myths regarding demineralized bone
- Explain the safety considerations of allograft tissue