Li Zhihong, Huang Shujie, Guan Ling, Wu Limin, Zhang Xizheng
Institute of Medical Equipment, Academy of Military and Medical Sciences, Tianjin 300161, PR China.
Zhongguo Xiu Fu Chong Jian Wai Ke Za Zhi. 2009 Nov;23(11):1382-7.
To introduce the basic research and clinical application of the injectable bone repair biomaterials.
The recent original articles about the injectable bone repair biomaterials were extensively reviewed.
The injectable bone repair biomaterials could fill irregularly shaped defects and might allow bone augmentation, both with minimal surgical intervention, and the injectable bone repair material had a good prospect by the medical profession and attach great importance to the academic material, but there were some deficiencies and shortcomings.
The injectable bone repair biomaterials may be a future approach to repair bone defect.