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Background:
In recent years, biomaterials are being found and frequently utilized in bone defects. They have also gained significant precedence in hand surgery.
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The respective requirements for such replacement material will be cited and acknowledged in this article. The individual material groups will also be referred to in this review. An introduction to some of the customary bone replacement materials will be cited and concluded with a corresponding recommendation.
Conclusion:
The implantation of autologous cancellous bone is still regarded today as the “gold standard”. Nevertheless, the usage of bone replacement material can be an enormous advantage in certain indications.
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Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Hand-, Foot- and Reconstructive Surgery, Kreiskrankenhaus Gummersbach GmbH, Germany.
Alexander von Friesen, MD Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Hand-, Foot- and Reconstructive Surgery Kreiskrankenhaus Gummersbach GmbH Wilhelm-Breckow-Allee 20 51643 Gummersbach Germany Phone (+49/2261) 171-575, Fax -449 e-mail: Friesen@kkh-gummersbach.de
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von Friesen, A., Schäfer, W. Bone Replacement Materials in Hand Surgery. Eur J Trauma 32, 300 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00068-006-9042-1
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00068-006-9042-1