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IMAGING Management

Bone-implants-trigger-real-bone-growth

2016 17 Oct

A Northwestern Engineering research team has created bone implants that trigger their own replacement with real bone.   Bone implantation is often performed by replacing the missing bone with bone harvested from elsewhere in the body. This often has complications, including pain, as a result. In other cases, metallic implants are used. The process...Read more