bone grafts
Osseous tissue transfers
Bone grafts are the plural of bone graft—a surgical procedure that transplants bone tissue to repair or rebuild damaged bones.
The graft material may come from the patient's own body, a donor, or synthetic substitutes.
Bone grafts help fractures heal, fuse spinal vertebrae, or rebuild bone lost to disease: The surgeon used bone grafts to repair her shattered jaw.
Bone-synthesizing cells
- osteoclastsBone-resorbing cells
- growth factorsProteins stimulating cell proliferation
- collagenStructural body protein
- cytokinesImmune signaling proteins
proliferation · differentiation · periosteum · trabecular · cortical · vascularity
Produced artificially, not natural
- biomaterialsMaterials interfacing with living systems
- biocompatibilityHarmlessness to living systems
- ceramicFired clay material
- scaffoldTemporary elevated work structure
Joining into unity
- remodelingAltering existing structures
- calcificationMineral hardening of tissue
- mineralizationConversion to mineral form
- angiogenesisFormation of new vessels
wound healing · revascularization · incorporation · consolidation · immobilization · recovery
Controlled cut into tissue
- harvestingGathering mature crops
- implantationEmbedding into tissue
- surgeonPhysician who operates
- anesthesiaInduced loss of feeling
sterile · suture · postoperative · preoperative · operating room · scalpel · debridement · donor site
One who contributes freely
- cadavericOf or like corpses
- rejectionDenial of acceptance
- compatibilityMutual suitability between things
- engraftmentTransplant becoming established
Surgical skull defect correction
- spinal fusionVertebrae surgically joined permanently
- maxillofacialOf jaw and face
- mandibleLower facial bone
- defectInherent imperfection or fault
osteoblasts
Bone-synthesizing cells
- osteoclastsBone-resorbing cells
- growth factorsProteins stimulating cell proliferation
- collagenStructural body protein
cytokines · proliferation · differentiation · periosteum · trabecular · cortical · vascularity
synthetic
Produced artificially, not natural
- biomaterialsMaterials interfacing with living systems
- biocompatibilityHarmlessness to living systems
- ceramicFired clay material
fusion
Joining into unity
- remodelingAltering existing structures
- calcificationMineral hardening of tissue
- mineralizationConversion to mineral form
angiogenesis · wound healing · revascularization · incorporation · consolidation · immobilization · recovery
incision
Controlled cut into tissue
- harvestingGathering mature crops
- implantationEmbedding into tissue
- surgeonPhysician who operates
anesthesia · sterile · suture · postoperative · preoperative · operating room · scalpel · debridement · donor site
donor
One who contributes freely
- cadavericOf or like corpses
- rejectionDenial of acceptance
- compatibilityMutual suitability between things
engraftment · immunosuppression · freeze-dried · antigenic · crossmatch
cranioplasty
Surgical skull defect correction
- spinal fusionVertebrae surgically joined permanently
- maxillofacialOf jaw and face
- mandibleLower facial bone
- dentistrydentist, teeth, tooth, dentists, dental care
- orthopedicsorthopedic surgeon, orthopedic surgery, joint replacement, hip replacement, fracture
- animal researchanimal testing, vaccine testing, pharmacokinetics, bioavailability, cancer research
- biological materialstissue, blood, plasma, serum, stem cells
- reconstructive surgeryplastic surgery, facial reconstruction, breast reconstruction, cranioplasty, cleft palate repair
- nanotechnologynanoparticles, carbon nanotube, nanobots, carbon nanotubes, nanorobots
bone graftsprosthetics
Fabricated body part replacements
titanium plates · pins · screws · hardware
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