Calcium‐Based Bone Substitutes

Sudoku of porous, injectable calcium phosphate cements – Path to osteoinductivity

“…Also, bioactivity, injectability, ability to form a direct bonding with bone [ 2 , 3 , 13 , [15] , [16] , [17] , [18] ] and limited morbidity after surgical procedures [ 19 ] are properties that have drawn attention to CPCs. Also, calcium phosphate is said to lower the infection rate in distal radius fractures [ 20 ]. Another advantage is that materials containing calcium phosphate are quite easy to certify as these are already present in human body [ 21 ].…”