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Bone Research
Studies from University of Toronto update current data on bone research
April 15th, 2008
According to recent research from Toronto, Canada, "The limitations and morbidity associated with autogenous bone grafting have driven the search for predictable bone substitutes and bioimplants. A novel method of reconstruction was tested in this case series." "Ten patients with major mandibular defects following resection of biopsy-proven ameloblastoma lesions or osteomyelitis of the mandibular body or ramus were included in this study. The resection defects were spanned with rigid reconstruction plates to hold the remaining mandibular segments in the correct position. The defects were filled with a bioimplant containing bone morphogenetic protein-7 (BMP-7) in a...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2008-04-15)
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