Mastergraft matrix strip

It is typically provided as cancellous blocks, chips, or granules of varying sizes, or mouldable materials. It can act as a carrier and deliver mesenchymal stem cells MSCs to the site. Randomized, controlled study in a laboratory setting. Ceramic granules are in white and new bone formation is in light grey. No Device labeled as "Not made with natural rubber latex": Journal of Spinal Disorders. A dorsal midline incision, approximately 15 centimeters long, was made from L1 to the sacrum and the soft-tissues overlying the transverse processes TP were dissected via separate bilateral fascial incisions.

Any patient unwilling to follow postoperative instructions. Segmental defects without supplemental fixation. Fusion was scored using a 1—10 scale where a score of 10 was complete bridging of the TPs with mature bone Table 2. Table 3 Fusion Results. Histology Blinded histological assessments were made on each histological specimen by a board-certified veterinary pathologist Table 4 , Figures 1 — 3. Histology Three specimens from each group were randomly selected for histological evaluation Figures.

Mastergraft products facilitate the delivery of the patient's own cells while maintaining their viability. Postoperative drains at the donor sites of iliac-crest bone grafts. National Center for Biotechnology Information , U. Incomplete or lack of osseous in-growth into bone void, as possible with any bone filler. In vivo evaluation of a resorbable osteoinductive composite as a graft substitute for lumbar spinal fusion.