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Bone tissue reparation using coral and marine sponges
Introduction In the modern medical world, bone tissue reparation is becoming an increasingly feasible process. The technique most commonly used for this operation is a bone graft[1], where surgeons place existing, gathered bone mass from another source and graft it to the section of bone being repaired.
In order to repair bone tissue using these methods, surgeons must prepare the coral or marine sponge scaffolds. By the end of the recovery period, the scaffold area has effectively become identical to the rest of the bone (Fig 1). Typical implants for this procedure, usually ceramics or alloys, prevent stress on the bone structure they are grafted to, a process known as stress-shielding.
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