Divergent resorbability and effects on osteoclast formation of commonly used bone substitutes in a human in vitro-assay.

Bioactive bone substitute materials are a valuable alternative to autologous bone transplantations in the repair of skeletal defects. However, clinical studies have reported varying success rates for many commonly used biomaterials. While osteoblasts have traditionally been regarded as key players m...

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Main Authors: Johannes Keller, Silja Brink, Björn Busse, Arndt F Schilling, Thorsten Schinke, Michael Amling, Tobias Lange
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3468634?pdf=render