Spinal fusion using an autologous growth factor gel and a porous resorbable ceramic

Prefabrication of vascularized bone graf

Prefabrication of vascularized bone graft using a combination of fibroblast growth factor-2 and vascular bundle implantation into a novel interconnected porous calcium hydroxyapatite ceramic

✍ Tomoyuki Nakasa; Osamu Ishida; Toru Sunagawa; Atsuo Nakamae; Yuji Yasunaga; Muha 📂 Article 📅 2005 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 373 KB

## Abstract The aim of this study was to create a prefabricated vascularized bone graft using a novel interconnected porous calcium hydroxyapatite ceramic (IP‐CHA) by combining vascular bundle implantation and basic fibroblast growth factor (FGF)‐2 administration in a rabbit model. Twenty‐four Japa