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JOURNAL OF CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY
Volume 16, Issue 6, Pages 1033-1042Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/01.scs.0000186307.09171.20
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distracion osteogenesis; osteoinduction; bone morphogenetic protein; mandibular reconstruction
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Traditional bone grafting relies upon the incorporation of a bone-cell bearing structure into a recipient site. The graft serves as a scaffold that is eventually replaced and remodeled. This process is known as osteoconduction. Recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2 (rhBMP-2) is commercially available as an acellular implant in which the protein is bound to an absorbable collagen sponge (ACS). The rhBMP-2/ACS implant converts undifferentiated mesenchymal stem cells into osteoblasts and promotes an intense local neovascular response. This process, known as osteoinduction, produces bone via membranous, chondroid, or endochondral ossification. The type of bone synthesis depends upon the mesenchymal substrate and the local cellular environment. Using this simple technique, bone defects can be resynthesized with good outcomes and a significant reduction in donor site morbidity. Repair of a critical-sized mandibular resection defect with ISO is described. Basic science concepts of rhBMP-2, relevant histopathologic findings, and clinical application are described.
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