title: [Progress of malleable bone paste/putty].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To review the progress and clinical application of malleable bone paste/putty.
  
  
  METHODS
  Recent literature about malleable bone paste/putty was reviewed and analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The preparation and clinical application of malleable bone paste/putty have become increasingly mature. Many kinds of malleable bone paste/putty have been applied extensively and the good clinical results have been achieved in the treatment of the irregular bone defects. The materials and methods for preparing malleable bone paste/putty are different. Then they have different bone repair abilities.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Malleable bone paste/putty provides effective method to treat irregular bone defects. But the malleable bone paste/putty still has some shortage, so further researches should be carried out.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou Guangdong, 510515, P.R.China.
authors.forename: Naili
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Baoxing
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Yumin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Mo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zhou
mesh_terms: D001843:Bone Cements / Q000737:chemistry; D001857:Bone Matrix; D019485:Bone Morphogenetic Proteins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018786:Bone Substitutes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D001842:Bone and Bones; D006801:Humans; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D023822:Tissue Engineering / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D001843:Bone Cements; D019485:Bone Morphogenetic Proteins; D018786:Bone Substitutes