With their rapid evolution, both the development of recombinant proteins and the application of gene therapy techniques promise to revolutionize the treatment of bone and cartilage repair. In Bone Regeneration and Repair: Biology and Clinical Applications, a panel of leading orthopedic and craniofacial surgeons and researchers comprehensively reviews the biology of bone formation and repair, the basic science of autologous bone graft, allograft, bone substitutes, and growth factors, and explores their clinical application in patients with bone repair problems.
Authoritative and state-of-the-art, Bone Regeneration and Repair: Biology and Clinical Applications will not only stimulate investigators to pursue a deeper understanding of how best to harness the body's inherent regenerative capability, but also greatly enhance the day-to-day care of patients.
Zusammenfassung
This collection of articles by leading orthopedic and craniofacial surgeons and researchers comprehensively reviews the biology of bone formation and repair, the basic science of autologous bone graft, allograft, bone substitutes, and growth factors, and explore their clinical application in patients with bone repair problems.
Inhalt
Bone Dynamics.- Fracture Repair.- Common Molecular Mechanisms Regulating Fetal Bone Formation and Adult Fracture Repair.- Biology of Bone Grafts.- Cell-Based Strategies for Bone Regeneration.- Biology of the Vascularized Fibular Graft.- Growth Factor Regulation of Osteogenesis.- Grafts and Bone Graft Substitutes.- Gene Transfer Approaches to Enhancing Bone Healing.- Bone Morphogenetic Proteins and Other Growth Factors to Enhance Fracture Healing and Treatment of Nonunions.- The Ilizarov Technique for Bone Regeneration and Repair.- Biology of Spine Fusion.- Bone Allograft Transplantation.- Bone Grafting for Total Joint Arthroplasty.- Biophysical Stimulation Using Electrical, Electromagnetic, and Ultrasonic Fields.- Vascularized Fibula Grafts.- Craniofacial Repair.- Bone Regeneration Techniques in the Orofacial Region.