Review of bone graft and bone substitutes with an emphasis on fracture surgeries

Abstract Background Autogenous bone graft is the gold standard bone graft material. However, due to limitations of supply and morbidity associated with autograft harvest, various bone substitutes have been considered. This article aims to review the properties of the bone graft and various bone subs...

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Main Authors: Hoon-Sang Sohn, Jong-Keon Oh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:Biomaterials Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40824-019-0157-y