title: New bone kit uses platelet growth factor. The complications of autograft surgery are largely avoided when advances in biotechnology play a role in tissue regeneration and repair.
authors.affiliation: Health Department, Genentech, USA. TMorrow@ManagedCareMag.com
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Morrow
mesh_terms: D016512:Ankle Injuries / Q000601:surgery; D001861:Bone Regeneration / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D018409:Foot Injuries / Q000601:surgery; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010982:Platelet-Derived Growth Factor / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D010982:Platelet-Derived Growth Factor