| Cato
T. Laurencin, MD, PhD, Editor
Area of Focus: General Orthopaedics
Explore the current and future challenges. Expert
clinicians and scientists bring you an in-depth discussion of the
various classes of substitutes, with special attention to both the
regulations of these materials and the development of standards
for fabrication and characterization. Topics include:
Clinical use of bone allografts and allograft-based
bone graft substitutes
- State of the art
- Tissue banking and safety
- Formulations of demineralized bone matrix
- Standards development perspectives
Use of cells and growth factors on bone graft substitutes
- Clinical issues in the development of cellular
systems
- Preclinical, clinical, and regulatory issues
- State of the art
- Bone morphogenetic protein implants
Synthetic materials, including polymers and ceramics,
for bone graft substitutes
- Successful clinical use
- Calcium sulfate based bone substitutes
- Corralline porous ceramic graft substitutes
- Clinical issues in trauma care
- Standards development
Based on a 2001 workshop sponsored by the American
Society for Testing and Materials at which the AAOS participated,
this important new work will benefit orthopaedic surgeons, scientists,
and researchers alike.
Published by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. (Promotional copy courtesy of the AAOS.) |
