Bone tissue engineering: Properties of periosteal cells vary according to their origin KU Leuven
Bone grafts are commonly used in orthopedics, traumatology, and oral and maxillofacial surgery for treating bone defects caused by trauma, oncologic resection, congenital malformations, and prosthetic treatments. There are still limitations and complications associated with the current standard of using autologous bone tissue as grafts. These include donor site morbidity, inadequate quantities of available donor tissue, ultimate poor tissue ...