A search was performed on the PubMed database considering the literature from 2000 to 2012, using the following string: ("Bone Substitutes"[Mesh] OR "Bone Transplantation"[Mesh] OR "Bone Regeneration" ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients in the pre-collapse stages of post-traumatic osteonecrosis of the femoral head may receive safe and ...

Douglas Jantz, 57, a retired middle school teacher from Houston, has been playing tennis since he was 9. He is serious about his game, so he was worried when his knees started to hurt. Eventually, he ...

A dental bone graft is a procedure performed to increase the amount of bone in a part of the jaw where bone has been lost or where additional support is needed. Bone may be taken from elsewhere in the ...

Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) treatment, which involves injecting a small amount of a patient's own blood to release various growth factors from platelets, continues to increase in popularity. The ...

Bettega G [22] Transfusion - 2009 PRP permitted a 60% reduction in the amount of bone graft required for normal sinus floor augmentation and the bone obtained had the same histological and mechanical ...

The literature analysis showed 83 papers on this topic: 26 randomized controlled trials (RCT), 14 comparative studies, 29 case series, and 14 case reports. The results showed an increasing interest in ...