title: [Distraction and tissue regeneration].
abstract: Distraction osteogenesis has become a popular method of bone regeneration since 1980's in Japan. Bone is a regenerative tissue and its distraction enhances bone regeneration and remodelling. We review the relationship between distraction osteogenesis and tissue regeneration.
authors.affiliation: Department of Sensory and Motor System Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine and Faculty of Medicine, the University of Tokyo.
authors.forename: Tsuyoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takato
authors.forename: Hisako
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hikiji