Glass Ionomer as a Potential Osteoconductive Expander of Allograft in Revision Arthroplasty of the Hip

摘要

Particles of glass lonomer were used as a bone graft expander, in an in-vivo model of revision hip arthroplasty. Compared to pure allograft, no detriment in terms of locomotor function, radiographic appearance and quantitative changes in mineralisation around the graft was noted in the short to medium term. The glass ionomer particles appeared to be well tolerated within the matrix of new bone