Journal article
The Use of Calcium Phosphate Bone Cement in Fracture Treatment
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Available options to fill fracture voids include autogenous bone, allograft bone, and synthetic bone materials. The objective of this meta-analysis was to determine whether the use of calcium phosphate bone cement improves clinical and radiographic outcomes and reduces fracture complications as compared with conventional treatment (with or without autogenous bone graft) for the treatment of fractures of the appendicular skeleton in …
Authors
Bajammal SS; Zlowodzki M; Lelwica A; Tornetta P; Einhorn TA; Buckley R; Leighton R; Russell TA; Larsson S; Bhandari M
Journal
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Vol. 90, No. 6, pp. 1186–1196
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
June 2008
DOI
10.2106/jbjs.g.00241
ISSN
0021-9355