title: The Pentaconcept in skeletal tissue engineering. A combined approach for the repair of bone defects.
abstract: Tissue engineering has become a hot topic in modern medicine. Its application in a surgical setting, such as for the treatment of skeletal defects, still has to tackle some problems that might look simple at first sight, but need a well-structured handling combining surgery and science, with in a central position the patient, who is both cell donor and receptor of the tissue engineered end product. To achieve this goal in a clinical setting, a five steps pathway is described and designated as the Pentaconcept, integrating all ingredients for successful reconstructive procedures.
authors.affiliation: University Hospital Pellenberg, KULeuven, Belgium. ilizarov@uzleuven.be
authors.forename: Johan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lammens
authors.forename: Armand
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Laumen
authors.forename: Hendrik
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Delport
authors.forename: Johan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Vanlauwe
mesh_terms: D001861:Bone Regeneration; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D023822:Tissue Engineering / Q000379:methods; D014945:Wound Healing