COMPARATIVE STUDY ON USE OF PLATELET-RICH PLASMA ALONE AND IN COMBINATION WITH ALPHA-TRICALCIUM PHOSPHATE CEMENT FOR BONE REPAIR IN RATS
Objectives: To evaluate the effect of alpha-tricalcium phosphate (α-TCP) cement combined with platelet-rich plasma (PRP) on osteogenesis, and to compare the results with use of PRP alone. Methods: A bilateral defect was produced in rat femurs and was filled with one of two types of treatments (PRP o...
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2015
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4799469/ |