The distal anterior radius was used as the source of bone graft for 13
1 reconstructive procedures in the wrist and hand. These included cure
ttage and bone grafting of 9 cysts, 75 arthrodeses of various joints,
and 47 scaphoid nonunions. The overall healing rate was 82%. There was
one donor site complication; a distal radius fracture through the gra
ft site occurred 46 months after surgery. We conclude that the distal
anterior radius provides an excellent source of bone graft for surgery
of the hand, with little morbidity.