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Biodegradable Orthopedic Implants

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Engineering of Functional Skeletal Tissues

Part of the book series: Topics in Bone Biology ((TBB,volume 3))

Abstract

Over the past 30 years, there have been significant advances in the development of biodegradable materials [79]. In particular, these materials have received attention for use as implants to aid regeneration of orthopedic defects [49, 91]. Every year more than 3.1 million orthopedic surgeries are performed in the United States alone [1]. However, although current treatments using nondegradable fixation materials have proven efficacious, tissue-engineering approaches with biodegradable implants are being considered as promising future alternatives [8, 49]. One possible advantage of these systems is that biodegradable implants can be engineered to provide temporary support for bone fractures, and because they can degrade at a rate matching new tissue formation, their use can eliminate the need for a second surgery [49].

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Park, H., Temenoff, J.S., Mikos, A.G. (2007). Biodegradable Orthopedic Implants. In: Bronner, F., Farach-Carson, M.C., Mikos, A.G. (eds) Engineering of Functional Skeletal Tissues. Topics in Bone Biology, vol 3. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84628-366-6_4

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