A mechanical and biological evaluation of calcium polyphosphate as a structural bone scaffold in revision total hip replacement
Revision total hip replacement (THR) commonly uses the addition of morsellized cancellous bone (MCB) for filling bone defects and to encourage new bone growth, however problems associated with allograft include limited availability, disease transmission and implant migration. The use of synthetic sc...
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University of British Columbia
2011
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/32069 |