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A major complication of cortical bone grafting is nonunion at the host-graft junction. Many factors are thought to be involved in successful engraftment including the quality of the graft and the host response to it. In particular, the recipient osteoclasts (OCs) play a critical role by resorbing the engrafted bone. Thus, effective engraftment may depend on the inherent biological properties of the...