Bone Substitutes
Synthetic or natural materials for the replacement of bones or bone tissue. They include hard tissue replacement polymers, natural coral, hydroxyapatite, beta-tricalcium phosphate, and various other biomaterials. The bone substitutes as inert materials can be incorporated into surrounding tissue or gradually replaced by original tissue.
Year introduced: 1995
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Tree Number(s): D25.130.325, J01.637.051.130.325
MeSH Unique ID: D018786
Entry Terms:
- Replacement Material, Bone
- Replacement Materials, Bone
- Materials, Bone Replacement
- Bone Replacement Material
- Material, Bone Replacement
- Bone Substitute
- Substitute, Bone
- Substitutes, Bone
- Bone Replacement Materials