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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Main Authors: Sebben, Alessandra Deise, Hoff, Gabriela, Klein, Caroline Peres, Freitas, Thiago Alexi de, Assad, Camilla, Santos, Luís Alberto dos, Silva, Jefferson Braga
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4799469/