Orthobiologics
Subtitle: improving fracture care through science
By: Samir Mehta, Cory Collinge.
Contributors: Collinge, Cory.
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Wiliams & Wilkins
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780781767002
Subjects: Fractures; Fracture fixation; Bones -- Grafting; Bone Transplantation -- methods; Fracture Fixation -- methods; Fracture Healing -- physiology; Fractures, Bone -- surgery
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Definition; title: Background; title: Bone grafting in current orthopaedic practice; title: Fracture repair & healing; title: Biophysical augmentation in fracture repair; title: Ultrasound; title: Electrical stimulation; title: Autogenous bone graft; title: Cancellous bone graft; title: Bone marrow cortical bone graft; title: Bone graft substitutes; title: Allogeneic bone grafts; title: Demineralized bone matrix; title: Synthetic scaffolds & ceramics; title: Calcium phosphate & coralline ceramics; title: Calcium sulfate; title: Collagen composites; title: Bioactive glasses; title: Enhancement of fracture healing; title: Bone morphogenic proteins; title: Platelet rich concentrate; title: Bone graft decision making; title: Summary.