Experimental vertebroplasty using osteoconductive granular material.

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Volume: 25, Issue: 9, Pages: 1070 - 1076
Published: May 1, 2000
Abstract
STUDY DESIGN Osteoporotic human cadaveric thoracic vertebral bodies and vertebral bodies from mature sheep were used as model systems to assess coral resorption and new bone formation after injection of coral granules. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the use of natural coral exoskeleton, an osteoconductive material, for the filling of vertebral bodies. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Percutaneous injection of polymethylmetacrylate (PMMA) is often proposed for...
Paper Details
Title
Experimental vertebroplasty using osteoconductive granular material.
Published Date
May 1, 2000
Journal
Volume
25
Issue
9
Pages
1070 - 1076
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