bone graft
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bone graft — the use of bone or a bonelike synthetic substance to fill a bony defect or to augment bone formation. Bone grafts are usually autografts or allografts, but synthetic bone grafts, using calcium compounds and hydroxyapatite, are increasingly being… … The new mediacal dictionary
onlay bone graft — bone used as a graft that is laid on or over cortical bone of the recipient site(s) … Medical dictionary
Bone grafting — is a surgical procedure that replaces missing bone with material from the patient s own body, an artificial, synthetic, or natural substitute. Bone grafting is used to repair bone fractures that are extremely complex, pose a significant risk to… … Wikipedia
Bone tumor — Classification and external resources Micrograph of an osteosarcoma, a malignant primary bone tumor. ICD 10 C … Wikipedia
Bone morphogenetic protein 7 — Crystal structure of Bone Morphogenetic Protein 7 (BMP 7) in complex with the secreted antagonist Noggin. PDB rendering based on 1m4u … Wikipedia
Graft — Healthy skin, bone, or other tissue taken from one part of the body to replace diseased or injured tissue removed from another part of the body. For example, skin grafts can be used to cover areas of skin that have been burned or surgically… … Medical dictionary
graft — noun 1 on part of the body ADJECTIVE ▪ bone, skin VERB + GRAFT ▪ do ▪ Doctors are hoping to do a bone graft to repair the damaged bone. ▪ undergo … Collocations dictionary
graft — 1) n. any organ, tissue, or object used for transplantation to replace a faulty part of the body. A skin graft is a piece of skin cut from a healthy part of the body and used to heal a damaged area of skin. A bone graft can be performed using… … The new mediacal dictionary
bone cancer — ▪ disease Introduction disease characterized by uncontrolled growth of cells of the bone. Primary bone cancer that is, cancer that arises directly in the bone is relatively rare. In the United States, for example, only about 2,400 new cases … Universalium
bone cyst — ▪ pathology benign bone tumour that is usually saclike and filled with fluid. Unicameral bone cysts affect the long bones, particularly the humerus and the femur, or heel bones in children and adolescents and are frequently detected as a… … Universalium
