New Biphasic Calcium Phosphate in Orthopedic Surgery: First Clinical Results

IFMBE Proceedings. Vol.38: International Symposium on Biomedical Engineering and Medical Physics 2013
Sandris Petronis, Jānis Petronis, Vita Šteinberga, Jānis Ločs, Andrejs Skaģers, Māra Pilmane

This study evaluated first results of biphasic phosphate (BCP) ceramic granules with hydroxyapatite (HAp)/ β-tricalcium phosphate (TCP) ratio of 90/10 as bone substitute for reconstruction of the bone defects in orthopedic surgery, such as fracture and fracture non union treatment, primary and revision arthroplasty and chronic osteomyelitis. We evaluated twelve clinical cases of patients who had undergone surgeries with BCP implantation. Follow up period range from 2 to 8 months, on average 4.5 months. The classification of results was based on clinical and radiographic assessments. The size of defects ranged from 32 cm to 1 cm, average 6.42 cm, median 3 cm. The best results were obtained from patients after elective orthopedic procedures and patients with bone defects less than 3 cm.

Keywords
Biphasic calcium phosphates, ceramics, bone defects, bone substitutes
DOI
10.1007/978-3-642-34197-7_46
Hyperlink
http://rd.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-642-34197-7_46

Petronis, S., Petronis, J., Zālīte, V., Ločs, J., Skaģers, A., pilmane, M. New Biphasic Calcium Phosphate in Orthopedic Surgery: First Clinical Results. In: IFMBE Proceedings. Vol.38: International Symposium on Biomedical Engineering and Medical Physics, Latvia, Riga, 10-12 October, 2012. Berlin: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2013, pp.174-177. ISBN 978-3-642-34196-0. e-ISBN 978-3-642-34197-7. ISSN 1680-0737. e-ISSN 1433-9277. Available from: doi:10.1007/978-3-642-34197-7_46

Publication language
English (en)