Chemicals and Drugs

Bone Substitutes

Synthetic or natural materials for the replacement of bones or bone tissue. They include hard tissue replacement polymers, natural coral, hydroxyapatite, beta-tricalcium phosphate, and various other biomaterials. The bone substitutes as inert materials can be incorporated into surrounding tissue or gradually replaced by original tissue.

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Synthetic or natural materials for the replacement of bones or bone tissue. They include hard tissue replacement polymers, natural coral, hydroxyapatite, beta-tricalcium phosphate, and various other biomaterials. The bone substitutes as inert materials can be incorporated into surrounding tissue or gradually replaced by original tissue.

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  • Bone Replacement Material
  • Bone Replacement Materials
  • Bone Substitute
  • Replacement Material, Bone
  • Replacement Materials, Bone
  • Substitutes, Bone
  • Material, Bone Replacement
  • Materials, Bone Replacement
  • Substitute, Bone

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity.

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IM; coord with specific bone (IM) if relevant + substitute material (IM) if significant

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Bone Substitutes. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D018786. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D018786
  2. Bone Substitutes. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_bone
  3. Bone Substitutes. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4801058