- Phemister graft
- a bone graft of cortical bone with cancellous bone chips to enhance callus formation.
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Phemister graft
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Phemister graft operation — Phem·is·ter graft, oper·ation (femґis tər) [Dallas Burton Phemister, American surgeon, 1882–1951] see under graft and operation … Medical dictionary
Phemister operation — use of an onlay graft of cancellous bone without internal fixation, for treatment of a stable but ununited fracture … Medical dictionary
Dallas B. Phemister — Dallas Burton Phemister (July 15, 1882 – December 28, 1951) was a U.S. surgeon. He gave his name to the Phemister graft. He was the first Chairman of the Department of Surgery at the University of Chicago, which he led until 1947. Persondata Name … Wikipedia
