[The effectiveness of autologous transplantation of spongy tissue of bone in accident surgery (author's transl)].

The use of autologous transplants of spongy tissue of bone has attained a standard place in the treatment of pseudoarthroses and of depressed fractures in the vicinity of joints. On the basis of experience gained during the implementation of this form of treatment at the Professorial Casualty Unit of the 2nd Department of Surgery, University of Vienna, during the years 1671--1974, guide lines are laid down for the achievement of a successful outcome of transplantation with a minimal complication rate.