Regenerative medicine in lower limb reconstruction

Written by Regenerative Medicine

This Open Access review evaluates current applications of bone tissue engineering techniques in limb reconstruction and identifies potential strategies for future work. Bone is a highly specialized connective tissue and has a rare quality as one of the few tissues that can repair without a scar to regain pre-injury structure and function. Despite the excellent healing capacity of bone, tumor, infection, trauma and surgery can lead to significant bone loss requiring skeletal augmentation. Bone loss in the lower limb poses a complex clinical problem, requiring reconstructive techniques to restore form and function. In the past, amputation may have been the...

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