Fig. 8.1 A demineralized bone graft, Xpanse®, which expands when it is rehydrated. By expanding to create direct contact with the prepared host bone surface, it can assist osteogenic cells…
(1) Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Rambam Health Care Campus & The Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion–Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel KeywordsMechanotransduction in human osteoblastsOsteoblasts and mechanotransductionBone matrixRemodeling and…
Forearm involved The contralateral (intact) forearm Distraction – 30 days (n = 22) Parameter C(z) C(x) C(45) C(135) C(z) C(x) C(45) C(135) M ± m 74.0 ± 2.7a 62.8 ± 3.6a 70.8 ± 2.6a 70.9 ± 3.0a 56.6 ± 1.93 43.3 ± 3.91 52.4 ± 2.18 46.4 ± 1.52…
Fatigue Resistance against long time static and alternating load Ageing Resistance against hydrothermal or other chemical attack Wear Durability under abrasive conditions In this chapter, the life time limiting mechanisms…
Patient number 89 Age (years) 48.0 (range, 18–83) Male/Female 53 / 36 Table 34.2 Operated level With plating Without plating All patients One level 31 39 70 C2-3 1…
Fig. 16.1 Variations in the density of human osteogenous cells on the surface of various composite materials in function of the incubation period Cell density increased not only over time,…
Fig. 20.1 Femur extracted Fig. 20.2 Femur in the containing, sterile bag Preservation Techniques Preservation Methods Cryopreservation in liquid Nitrogen at – 196 °C is used to avoid the formation…
Fig. 9.1 Bioreactors diagram for bone tissue engineering. (a) Spinner flask; (b) Rotating wall bioreactor; (c) Flow perfusion bioreactor (From Olivier et al. [9], with permission) Rotating Bioreactor The rotating…
Fig. 4.1 3D reconstruction images of residual β-CS and β-TCP after implantation in the rabbit calvarial defects for different periods using Micro-CT analysis (From Xu et al. [219], with permission)…
Fig. 32.1 Preparation of arobotically-asisted endoscopic repair of a right supraclavicular brachial plexus: (a) finger introduction into one of the instrumental approaches in order to perform a subcutaneous dissection preparing…
