Cancellous

Smith & Nephew Introduces Metal Liner Option for the Modular R3(TM) Acetabular Cup System

... tests, the R3 Acetabular System's proprietary STIKTITE(TM) porous coating demonstrated a higher coefficient of friction than trabecular metal on both cancellous and cortical bone, indicating the potential for superior scratch-fit feel and initial fixation. Additionally, the R3 system is enhanced by a propriet...

Zimmer Presents Trabecular Metal Technology Experience at AAOS Annual Meeting

...xclusive to Zimmer, Trabecular Metal Technology is supported by more than 11 years of clinical experience. The material replicates the structure of cancellous bone more closely than other implant materials and is conducive to more normal bone formation and bone in-growth. The Zim...

New Technique Uses Pubic Bone for Grafting

...n of the soft tissue was necessary to expose the pubic bone and collect the cancellous bone (sponge-like interior bone) needed for grafting. The researchers...The pubic bone graft compares favorably with more traditional techniques of cancellous bone harvesting," Dr. Polley and colleagues conclude. The procedure appears...

Cancellous in Medical Technology

Prospective Clinical Advantages of Trabecular Metal(TM) Technology Highlighted in Comparative Study

...mptions that the low stiffness properties of this porous metal --similar to cancellous bone--were better able to transfer physiological stresses, theoretically de...r deposition process that creates a metallic strut configuration resembling cancellous bone with a nano-textured surface. Trabecular Metal Technology is exclus...

Comparative Study Shows Significant Bone In-growth and Advanced Clinical Outcomes Using Zimmer's Trabecular Metal(TM) Technology

...gy allows for highly porous metal implants with flexibility very similar to cancellous bone." The study, to be published in the Journal of Arthroplasty , f...deposition technique that creates a metallic strut configuration resembling cancellous bone with nano-textured surface features. Trabecular Metal Technology is...

Cancellous in Medical Products

Umbrella Cancellous Harpoon

Description: Umbrella Cancellous Harpoon...
Company:Arthrotek (A Biomet Company)

ACE 6.5mm Titanium Cannulated Cancellous Screw

Description: The properties of titanium alloy have been combined with a uniquely designed reverse radial tapping flute to produce a state-of-the-art fracture fixation system....
Company:DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.

ACE 8.0mm Titanium Cannulated Cancellous Screw

Description: The DePuy ACE 8.0mm Cannulated Cancellous Screw incorporates TiMAX to provide superior strength, fatigue resistance and a lower modulus of elasticity when compared to similar stainless steel devices....
Company:DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc.

VITOSS Synthetic Cancellous Bone Void Filler

Description: Vitoss engineered to resemble cancellous bone in porosity and structure. -TCP constructs proven to perform well in spinal arthrodesis surgery and cancellous bone defects due to trauma and tumors. Resorbed by both dissolution and cell-mediated processes.....
Company:Orthovita

Pro Osteon 500R Bone Graft Substitute

Description:... Pro Osteon 500R sterile blocks offer an interconnected porosity similar to human cancellous bone. The porous implants serve as a matrix for new bone ingrowth with healing time comparable to autogenous bone grafts. Since bone graft harvesting ...
Company:Biomet, Inc.

Corkscrew™ II Suture Anchor

Description:... The Corkscrew II is a 5 mm suture anchor that incorporates a small minor diameter and a cancellous screw thread design for maximum pull-out strength in soft bone. The anchor has two individual eyelets to minimize the possibility of locking the secon...
Company:Arthrex

Corkscrew™ Suture Anchor

Description:... The Corkscrew Suture Anchor is available in 3.5 mm, 5 mm and 6.5 mm diameters that incorporate a small minor diameter and a cancellous screw thread design for maximum pull-out strength in bone. The vertical laser mark on the distal part of the insertion shaft indicates the orientation...
Company:Arthrex

Bio-Corkscrew™ Suture Anchor

Description:... The Bio-Corkscrews offer the best bioabsorbable solution for soft tissue fixation to bone. The unique cancellous thread design and small core diameter provide maximum pull-out strength in soft bone. A braided suture loop is molded into the core body to create a u...
Company:Arthrex

XCEL Suture Anchor

Description:... The Stryker XCEL Suture Anchor is a 3.0mm single loaded suture anchor made from Poly-L Lactic Acid (PLLA). The anchor barb catches on the cancellous bone and rotates off the inserter until it "breaks" free. The small size is perfect for labrum repair, but it also frequently used in rotator cuff rep...
Company:Stryker Corporation

Bio-Post and Washer System

Description:...fixation in ligament repair or reconstruction. The tapered 35 mm length and cancellous screw design provide maximum fixation in cortical and cancellous bone. Ideal screw length can be intraoperatively determined and the screw c...
Company:Arthrex

Cancellous in Biological News

World Congress on Osteoporosis 2010 presents outstanding scientific program

...ld: Cellular Control of Bone Mass, R. Baron (USA) Osteoporosis and Biological Aging, S. Cummings (USA) Why does a bone break, do cortical or cancellous matter? M. Bouxsein (USA) Do men and women fracture at the same BMD? J.A. Kanis (UK) Region specific fracture risk and response to therapy, E. See...

Engineers discover why toucan beaks are models of lightweight strength

...on microscope. The beak's interior is a highly organized matrix of stiff cancellous bone fibers that looks as if it was dipped into a soapy solution and dried,...mostly air," said Meyers. "While the inner part of human bone also contains cancellous bone, we don't have the foam interconnections, which produce a much stronge...

Cancellous in Biological Technology

Amedica Receives CE Mark for Valeo(TM) Ceramic Spinal Implant System Incorporating CSC Technology

...s using novel CSC (cancellous-structured ceramic) technology. The CSC technology, made using Amedica's novel silicon nitride ceramic, offers a porous cancellous trabecular structure designed to promote bony fusion. The Valeo family of ceramic spinal intervertebral spacers is intended to aid in surgical ...

Collagen Matrix, Inc. Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for TenoMend(TM) Collagen Tendon Wrap for the Management and Protection of Tendon Injuries

... Matrix's portfolio of orthopaedic products now includes solutions for bone, tendon, and peripheral nerve repair. With Collagen Matrix's OssiGuide(TM) cancellous Granules, OssiMend(TM) and OssiMend(TM) Putty Mineral-Collagen Composites, OssiPatch(TM) Bone Healing Protective Sheet, NeuroMatrix(TM) Collagen Nerve...

NuVasive Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Osteocel Biologics Business from Osiris Therapeutics

...cessing method that preserves the native stem cell population that resides in marrow rich bone. The three main components that comprise Osteocel are cancellous bone, demineralized bone matrix (DBM) and viable MSCs native to the marrow rich bone. Found in human bone marrow, MSCs are fundamental regenerative ce...

Collagen Matrix, Inc. Launches OssiMend(TM) Bone Graft Matrix for Orthopedic and Spine Applications

...tation. The principle components of OssiMend are type I collagen and anorganic bone mineral. The natural anorganic bone mineral is derived from bovine cancellous and cortical bone. Due to its natural structure, OssiMend is physically and chemically comparable to the mineralized matrix of human bone. The mineral...

Cancellous in Biological Definition

Bone

...structure of bone Bone can be either compact or cancellous (spongy). Cortical (outer layer) bone is compact; ...because of its density, it has a low surface area. cancellous bone is trabecular (honeycomb structure), it has a...Surrounding the medullar cavity is a thin layer of cancellous bone that also contains marrow. The extremities o...

Cancellous in Biological Dictionary

Osteocyte

...sition. ... In contrast, the murine mature osteocyte cell line, MLO-Y4, was unaffected by ... Although the osteocyte density was increased in cancellous bone of Smad-3 ... ...