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The behavior of porous apatite- and wollastonite-containing glass-ceramic (AW) in the bone marrow cavity was investigated. Cylinders of porous AW (4 mm in diameter and 20 mm long, mean porosity of 70% and mean pore diameter of 200 μm) were implanted into the bone marrow cavity of rabbit femurs, and analyzed by chronological radiograms and by scanning electron microscopy one, three, six, and 12 months later. The pores of porous AW are interconnected and homogenously distributed, and its compressive strength is nearly equal to that of human cancellous bone. Bone formed in the pores at the center of the material by one month and bonded to the material directly. The volume of newly formed bone in the material pores reached a peak at three months, and decreased gradually after six months. The trabecular structures of AW were gradually remodeled by newly formed bone, while AW–bone bonding was maintained during bone remodeling and material absorption. AW was absorbed continuously, and at six and 12 months the residual material corresponded to about 64 and 30% of the starting material, respectively. Porous AW may therefore be useful as an absorbable bone substitute.
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Ohsawa, K., Neo, M., Okamoto, T. et al. In vivo absorption of porous apatite- and wollastonite-containing glass-ceramic. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine 15, 859–864 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:JMSM.0000036273.37843.0c
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