New biodegradable compound facilitates bone regeneration in cases of substantial loss
Friday, July 30, 2010 - 09:14
in Health & Medicine
Bones have a capacity to regenerate themselves after suffering partial damage. However, it is really quite another thing when a serious break or tumor lesion occurs and the loss of tissue is substantial. Today these cases are treated with various kinds of grafts, but they have a number of disadvantages, such as rejection, contamination or limitations on donors. Researchers are developing a biodegradable porous support which will temporarily substitute for the damaged bone.
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