Open AccessTissue Engineering Solutions for Traumatic Bone Loss
Author(s) -
Steven A. Goldstein
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of the american academy of orthopaedic surgeons
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.343
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1095-8762
pISSN - 1067-151X
DOI - 10.5435/00124635-200600001-00034
Subject(s) - medicine , tissue engineering , current (fluid) , intensive care medicine , risk analysis (engineering) , biomedical engineering , engineering , electrical engineering
Tissue engineering strategies for the repair, replacement, or augmentation of bone defects involves the use of cells, matrices, and bioregulatory factors. The source (endogenous, exogenous) and character of these factors, however, may vary greatly among the many approaches taken by current investigators. Although the results of current tissue engineering methods for regenerating bone have shown great promise, the extent of damage to extremities associated with war injuries may require the development of techniques that differ substantially from current practice.