New Bone Grafts and Substitutes Aim to Be Effective Treatment Methods for Chronic Wounds
Bones have a natural tendency to heal, however if the defect surpasses a critical size, then bone grafting is the preferred option. Bone grafting is a surgical procedure that replaces the missing or damaged bone by natural or synthetic bone. There are three major types of bone grafts: autografts, allografts, and bone substitutes. Bone grafts and substitutes should be biocompatible, osteoconductive, osteoinductive, structurally similar to bone, easy to use, and cost effective. Autogenous bone grafts contain osteoblast and endosteal osteoprogenitor...
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