title: Mechanical properties of bone after grafting with coralline hydroxyapatite: an experimental study.
abstract: Based on animal experiments, mechanical properties of rabbit radii after grafting artificial gaps with a coralline hydroxyapatite (CH) material are discussed. Healing velocity of complete and partial gaps after the same kind of grafting is also analyzed. Based on the results obtained from 48 gaps of 24 animals it is stated that fused grafts in both types of gaps showed bending strength of the radii similar to that of normal bone. The incidence of nonunions and infections are also discussed. It is concluded that CH is suitable in the treatment of incomplete bone defects.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University Medical School of Pécs, Hungary.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Szabó
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Schmidt
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006882:Hydroxyapatites; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D011817:Rabbits
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D006882:Hydroxyapatites