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Humana Press Bone Regeneration and Repair Biology and Clinical Applications 1st Editon 2010 Softbound by Jay R. Lieberman, Gary E. Friedlaender
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. 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.