Abstract

The possibility of using coralline hydroxy-apatite in combination with polylactide and polyglcycolic acid instead of a bone graft in the skull region is examinated. Coralline hydroxy-apatite blocks strengthened with a membrane made of a combination of polylactide and polyglycolic acid were inserted into bony defects created in 12 rabbit skulls. The blocks were observed during a follow-up of 12 months. They became fixed to the surrounding bone and no adverse effects or harmful reactions in the nearby tissues could be detected.

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