Repair of Bone Defects by Bone Inductive Material

Authors

  • Jorma Olkarinen
  • L. Kalevi Korhonen

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3109/17453677909024085

Abstract

Experimental fibular defects in 16 rats were filled with an acid decalcified homogenous bone matrix (bone inductive material). Autogenous bone grafts in corresponding defects in the other legs of the same rats served as controls. After 3 months, 11 of the 16 defects filled with bone inductive material healed with bony union, but only 4 of the 16 defects treated with autogenous bone grafts had healed. The results suggest that bone inductive material can repair bone defects which are too large to be healed by autogenous bone grafts.

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Published

1979-01-01

How to Cite

Olkarinen, J., & Korhonen, L. K. (1979). Repair of Bone Defects by Bone Inductive Material. Acta Orthopaedica, 50(1), 21–26. https://doi.org/10.3109/17453677909024085