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Advances in Functional Scaffolds for Bone and Joint Surgery

Ryszard Uklejewski, Mariusz Winiecki, Mikołaj Dąbrowski

Journal of Functional Biomaterials· Volume 16· Issue 11

Abstract

One of the ultimate goals of bone and joint surgery is reconstruction via implantation of a device that replaces bone and/or joints affected by disease, traumatic damage, or deformity [...].
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OpenAlex topics: Bone Tissue Engineering Materials · Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty · Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes

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Affiliations

Department of Constructional Materials and Biomaterials, Faculty of Materials Engineering, Kazimierz Wielki University, 30 Jan Karol Chodkiewicz Street, 85-064 Bydgoszcz, Poland

Adult Spine Orthopaedics Department, W. Dega Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Clinical Hospital, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 135/147 28 Czerwca 1956 Street, 61-545 Poznan, Poland

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