The role of barrier membranes for guided bone regeneration and restoration of large bone defects: current experimental and clinical evidence

Treatment of large bone defects represents a great challenge in orthopedic and craniomaxillofacial surgery. Although there are several methods for bone reconstruction, they all have specific indications and limitations. The concept of using barrier membranes for restoration of bone defects has been...

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Main Authors: Dimitriou, Rozalia, Mataliotakis, George I, Calori, Giorgio Maria, Giannoudis, Peter V
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3423057/