Bioactive and osteoinductive bone graft substitutes: Definitions, facts and myths

The use of artificial bone grafts has been developed over recent years and is expected to increase further, for some indications even replacing the gold standard, autograft, in trauma and reconstructive surgery. However, the effectiveness of these materials is still a subject of debate, mostly becau...

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Published inInjury Vol. 42; pp. S26 - S29
Main Authors Blokhuis, T.J., Arts, J.J. Chris
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01.09.2011
Subjects
Allograft
Autologous bone graft
BMPs
Bone graft substitutes
Bone Matrix
Bone Morphogenetic Proteins - therapeutic use
Bone Regeneration
Bone Substitutes - chemistry
Bone Substitutes - therapeutic use
Bone Transplantation
Calcium Phosphates - chemistry
Calcium Phosphates - therapeutic use
Clacium Phospahtes
DBM
Humans
Orthopedics
Osteogenesis
Transplantation, Autologous - instrumentation
Transplantation, Homologous - instrumentation
BMPs
Clacium Phospahtes
Bone graft substitutes
Allograft
DBM
Autologous bone graft
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Summary:The use of artificial bone grafts has been developed over recent years and is expected to increase further, for some indications even replacing the gold standard, autograft, in trauma and reconstructive surgery. However, the effectiveness of these materials is still a subject of debate, mostly because of unclear definitions or limited market surveillance. In this overview several facts and myths regarding bone-graft substitutes are summarized.
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ISSN:0020-1383
1879-0267
1879-0267
DOI:10.1016/j.injury.2011.06.010