Repair process of surgical defects filled with autogenous bone grafts in tibiae of diabetic rats

• Main Authors: Jônatas Caldeira Esteves (Author), Alessandra Marcondes Aranega (Author), Albanir Gabriel Borrasca (Author), Cristiane Mara Ruiz de Souza Fattah (Author), Idelmo Rangel Garcia-Júnior (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2008-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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From a biological standpoint, the best material for reconstruction of bone defects is the autogenous bone graft. However, as tissue healing is affected under diabetic conditions, major changes might take place in the revascularization, incorporation, replacement and remodeling phases of the grafted...