Tissue reaction and material biodegradation of a calcium sulfate/apatite biphasic bone substitute in rat muscle

Background/Objective: A biphasic ceramic bone substitute consisting of calcium sulfate and hydroxyapatite has been reported to give good clinical outcome regarding bone regeneration and may serve as a carrier for antibiotics in the treatment of bone infections. Often, the overlying muscle is in dire...

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Main Authors: Jian-Sheng Wang, Magnus Tägil, Hanna Isaksson, Mathias Boström, Lars Lidgren
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-07-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Translation
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214031X15000868