Fibrovascularization and osteogenesis in high-density porous polyethylene implants

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1120-1124

  Oliveira, Renato Victor ^a   De Souza Nunes, Leandro Soeiro ^a   Filho, Hugo Nary ^a   De Andrade Holgado, Leandro ^a   Ribeiro, Daniel Araki ^b   Matsumoto, Mariza Akemi ^a,c  

^a University of Sacred Heart (USC)   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cbfa 1; High density porous polyethylene; Immunohistochemistry; Rabbit; VEGF

Indexed keywords

POLYETHYLENE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR RUNX2; VASCULOTROPIN;

ALVEOLAR BONE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BONE CONDUCTION; BONE DEVELOPMENT; BONE REMODELING; CHEEK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACE SURGERY; FIBROVASCULARIZATION; GRAFT FAILURE; GRAFT INFECTION; IMMOBILIZATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MANDIBLE PROSTHESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RABBIT; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; TISSUE GROWTH; TISSUE SECTION;

ALVEOLAR PROCESS; ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BONE SCREWS; DENTAL IMPLANTATION, ENDOSSEOUS; DENTAL IMPLANTS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; MALE; MANDIBLE; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; OSTEOGENESIS; POLYETHYLENES; POROSITY; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; RABBITS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; TITANIUM;

EID: 68949196104     PISSN: 10492275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e3181abb4ab     Document Type: Article

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