Bone Substitutes
Synonyms
Bone Replacement Material
Bone Replacement Materials
Bone Substitute
Material, Bone Replacement
Materials, Bone Replacement
Replacement Material, Bone
Replacement Materials, Bone
Substitute, Bone
Substitutes, Bone
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.