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ArticleCureus2020

A Novel Unidirectional Porous β-tricalcium Phosphate Bone Substitute in Orthopedic Surgery: A Technical Note and Case Illustrations.

Toru Funayama, Hiroshi Noguchi, Hiroshi Kumagai, Tomokazu Yoshioka, Masashi Yamazaki

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Article in Cureus, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed.

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  8. Unidirectional porous beta-tricalcium phosphate and hydroxyapatite artificial bone: a review of experimental evaluations and clinical applications.Journal of artificial organs : the official journal of the Japanese Society for Artificial Organs · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Toru FunayamaOrthopaedic Surgery, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, JPN.
Hiroshi NoguchiOrthopaedic Surgery, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, JPN.
Hiroshi KumagaiOrthopaedic Surgery, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, JPN.
Tomokazu YoshiokaOrthopaedic Surgery, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, JPN.
Masashi YamazakiOrthopaedic Surgery, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, JPN.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bone grafting is frequently performed in orthopedic surgeries. Artificial bone is a common grafting material. We have developed an absorbable material for bone regeneration with a unique structure: unidirectional porous β-tricalcium phosphate (Affinos

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artificial bonebone graftorthopedic surgeryunidirectional porous structureβ-tricalcium phosphate

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PMID32351844
PMCPMC7188003

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