A comparative study of the early vascularization of porous carbon and bone as a graft.
Utilizing rats as a model, it was demonstrated that both iliac crest bone and porous carbon disks, when used as only grafts, become vascularized as early as 3 days. There is no significant difference between the two. The soft tissues, periosteum, and recipient bone are all capable of supplying vascularization to the graft or implant.
D000818:Animals; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D001808:Blood Vessels / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000098:blood supply; D002244:Carbon; D051381:Rats; D013499:Surface Properties; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous
D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D002244:Carbon