Status
Available
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Publication
Park Ridge, Ill. : American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
ISBN
089203047X / 9780892030477
Description
This text provides a survey and examination of bone and tissue transplantation. Thirty-six contributors discuss such issues as osteogenesis, cartilage repair, the biologic and biomechanical characteristics of various type of grafts and the immune response to them, the preservation and banking of tissues, and the clinical use of grafts in such procedures as revision total hip arthroplasty and repair of massive bone loss. (ouch).