summary Recently, an elastomeric polyethylene‐oxide polybutylene‐terephthalate (PEO:
PBT) copolymer (Polyactive®) was introduced, which exhibits bone‐bonding characteristics …

Objective To investigate the effect of direct application of biologic materials normally present
in wounds (basic fibroblast growth factor [bFGF] and autologous blood clot [ABC]) to …

Porous polyethylene (Medpor®) is frequently used in craniofacial reconstructive surgery.
The successful incorporation of this alloplastic biomaterial depends on adequate …

Currently, various alloplastic materials are being used for reconstruction of three-
dimensional structures, and high-density porous polyethylene is so far the best and the most …

Porous polyethylene (Medpor) is an alloplastic material worldwide used for craniofacial
reconstruction. To evaluate complications and risk factors associated with this synthetic graft …

PURPOSE: The use of recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein 2 (rhBMP-2) in a
collagen carrier is a proven alternative to autogenous bone grafting for certain cases. One of …

Several inorganic materials have been shown previously to hold some osteogenic capacity.
The purpose of this study is to compare the bone-forming abilities of hydroxyapatite ceramic …

Background: Reconstruction of cranial defects due to trauma or other causes has been
carried out since ages with a wide variety of materials. The aim of reconstruction was mainly …

Purpose The aim of this study was to evaluate the bone repair process in the maxillary sinus
in monkeys treated with high-density porous polyethylene (Medpor) Methods Four capuchin …

One objective of this study was to determine why fibrous tissue, not bone, forms in internal
pores of Proplast implants even though the material is labeled as having pore characteristics …