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hydroxyapatite
(redirected from hydroxyapatite ceramic)

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hy·drox·y·ap·a·tite  (h-drks-p-tt)
n.
The principal bone salt, Ca5(PO4)3OH, which provides the compressional strength of vertebrate bone.


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The hydroxyapatite ceramic (HAC)-coated hemi arthroplasty, first introduced in 1983,6 facilitates a biological bond between the host bone and implant,7 and has other advantages.
Association of intra-operative metaphyseal fractures with prosthesis ... by K J Barlas and Q S Ajmi and T K Bagga and F R Howell and J A Roberts and M Eltayeb / Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery
Hydroxyapatite cement has several advantages over hydroxyapatite ceramic blocks and granules, and it is particularly well suited for calvarial reconstruction.
Hydroxyapatite cranioplasty in fibrous dysplasia of the skull by Mansfield, Eric / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
Previous study on the survival of the Joint Replacement Instrumentation's (JRI) hydroxyapatite ceramic (HAC)-coateci (Furlong) femoral prosthesis showed a 100% success rate after 10-year follow-up.
15-year follow-up results of the hydroxyapatite ceramic-coated ... by R Slack and A Tindall and A A Shetty and K D James and C Rand / Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery
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