Bone grafting : tissue treatment and osseointegration

Bone grafts fill skeletal defects and provide a structure upon which new bone can be deposited. There is no standard method of storing bone prior to grafting, the three main storage regimes being stored fresh frozen at -80°C, gamma irradiated or freeze dried. The initial aim of this project was to d...

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Main Author: Herbert, Amy Angharad
Published: Cardiff University 2004
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.583437