Graft type

Autologous iliac crest

Decorticated local bone

Allograft

DBM

Synthetic sintered ceramics

Deproteinized porous xenograft

Osteoconductive

++

+

+

+

+

++

Osteoinductive

+

+

+/−٭

+*

Resorption

+

+

+

+

+

Biocompatibility

++

++

++

++

Cost effective

+

+

+

Endogenous growth factors

+

+

+/−

+

Macroporosity

++

+

+

+

++

Large volume availability

+

+

+

++

Disease transmission risk

+

+

Specific surface area

+

+

++