NALT

Preferred term

bone substitutes

Topic

Synthetic or natural materials for the replacement of bones or bone tissue. They include hard tissue replacement polymers, natural coral, hydroxyapatite, beta-tricalcium phosphate, and various other biomaterials. The bone substitutes as inert materials can be incorporated into surrounding tissue or gradually replaced by original tissue.

biocompatible materials

bone replacement materials

Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

64098

Spanish

sustitutos óseos

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/215241

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Created 4/22/14, last modified 11/17/14