ORTHOBIOLOGICS

Question 1

biologically engineered materials aimed at augmenting bone and soft tissue healing

Answer 1

orthobiologics

Question 2

T/F, implanted directly form another body part or other living tissue

do orthobiologic materials act as substitute for tissue structure?

Answer 2

F, not really

nope

Question 3

what is the purpose of orthobiologic materials?

common materials?**

Answer 3

recruit and stimulation of bodys natural healing pathways and…

turning on or accelerating or enhancing healing pathways

**bone, tendon, ligament

Question 4

orthopods have been driven for many years to other materials to assist regeneration of bone but morbidity has occurred d/t?

Answer 4

incision pblms
infection
chronic pain
fracture compromise
structural compromise

Question 5

before orthobiologics have been used, how has decalcified bone been implemented?

Answer 5

allograft organic material only
collagen matrix and other proteins
BMPs (bone morphogenic proteins)