What should you know about Vitoss bone graft?

Vitoss is a porous scaffold used by a surgeon in selected bone-healing procedures. It is not a replacement joint, and it does not act like a piece of living bone taken from another part of your body. The intended result depends on blood supply, stability, the size and location of the defect, and your body's healing response. The product choice is only one part of a bone-grafting operation.

Your surgeon will explain how the graft is placed, whether fixation is needed, and how much weight or movement is allowed afterward. Follow wound-care and activity instructions closely; putting stress on the area too early can interfere with healing. Tell the team about smoking, diabetes, medicines, allergies, and previous healing problems. Read about [Bone Grafting](/treatments/trauma-and-fracture-care/bone-grafting/) and the wider category of [Bone Graft Substitute](/materials/bone-graft-substitute/) to prepare questions.

Call promptly for increasing redness, warmth, drainage, fever, wound opening, worsening pain, new numbness, or a sudden change in the limb's colour or function. Seek urgent help for severe swelling, chest pain, breathlessness, or inability to move the affected limb. Do not wait for a routine appointment if a cast, brace, or dressing becomes tight or damaged.

Why is a graft substitute suitable for my defect? How will the area be stabilised? When may I bear weight or return to work? What signs suggest infection or delayed healing? Will follow-up imaging be needed?