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Review articles supporting the 6-cm rule relied on evidence removed by up to 6o of separation. The blue line represents primary articles directly comparing vascular bone grafts (VBGs) and nonvascularized bone grafts (NVBGs). The red lines represent articles citing the 6-cm rule, and the black lines represent articles not directly comparing VBGs and NVBGs (Color figure online).
