In vitro and in vivo evaluation of lyophilized bovine bone biocompatibility

INTRODUCTION: The use of bone grafts in orthopedic, maxillofacial and dental surgery has been growing. Nevertheless, both fresh autografts and frozen allografts have limitations, and therefore, alternative synthetic or natural biomaterials, such as processed and lyophilized bovine bone graft have be...

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Main Authors: Carlos Roberto Galia, Carlos Alberto Macedo, Ricardo Rosito, Tielle Muller de Mello, Lourdes Maria Araújo Quaresma Camargo, Luis Fernando Moreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2008-01-01
Series:Clinics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322008000600016