Osteolysis after the use of a silicon-stabilized tricalcium phosphate-based bone substitute in a radius fracture: a case report.

Leroux, Timothy; Perez-Ordonez, Bayardo; von Schroeder, Herbert P · J Hand Surg Am · 2007

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Skelite, a silicon-stabilized tricalcium phosphate-based bone substitute, is a synthetic alternative to the autogenous bone graft. We present a foreign body inflammatory reaction resulting in extensive osteolysis that occurred after use of Skelite as a void filler in the surgical reconstruction of a distal radius fracture.

Medical subject headings

Anatomy