Hydroxyapatite-lignin composite as a metallic implant-bone tissue osseointegration improver: experimental study in dogs
The study aimed to evaluate biocompatibility, osteoconduction and osseointegration of a pasty composite of hydroxyapatite (20%) and lignin (80%) as a promoter of metal implant and bone tissue integration. An intramedullary Schanz pin was implanted in both tibias of fifteen bitches. In the left tibia...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
2015-01-01
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| Series: | Ciência Rural |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782015005050110&lng=en&tlng=en |