allogenic bone matrix

Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion

Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion is cervical spine surgery from the front of the neck

Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation A technique for the treatment of large isolated cartilage defects. A small sample of cartilage is harvested

Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

Autologous Chondrocyte Transplantation

Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion ALIF is a procedure where surgeons work on the lower spine from the front and fuse

Anterior Lumbar Plate (for spine)

AMIC® (Autologous Matrix-Induced Chondrogenesis) is a single step, cost efficient and effective technique for treating traumatic cartilage defects. Chondro-Gide® offers

Anchor Peg Glenoid

Bone to implant contact Direct contact of bone with an implant surface at the light microscope level.

Bone Morphogenetic Proteins are osteogenous and osteoinductive, as they induce differentiation of tissues. They induce bone building in every tissue.

Surgical widening of bone to augment its volume. In oral implantology also: Ridge expansion (or splitting) to widen the residual

A surgical procedure performed to establish additional bone volume, using autogenous bone.

Soft spongy tissue found in the center of bone that contains fat and/or hematopoietic tissues.

A qualitative assessment of bone based on its density.

Alloplastic material used for bone grafting.

Biphosphonates

Bone-patellar tendon-bone (allograft)

Calcium sulfate (or calcium sulphate) is the inorganic compound with the formula CaSO4 and related hydrates. One particular hydrate is

see: Distraction osteogenesis

The tissue that forms between and around fractured bone segments to maintain structural integrity and facilitate bone regeneration.

see: Distraction osteogenesis

Bone graft harvested from the superior portion of the cranium. It is most frequently taken from the parietal region, generally

A bone harvested from the facial aspect of the symphyseal area of the mandible, between the mental foramina, apical to

Carpometacarpal Joint

Surgical technique in which only the bony cortex is surgically cut.

A cruciate retaining knee implant leaves an intact posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) in the back of the knee to help

demineralized bone

demineralized bone graft

Demineralized bone matrix A composite of collagenous and noncollagenous proteins and bone growth factors remaining after the extraction of minerals

demineralized bone powder

Degenerative Disc Disease (source: Axiomed LLC)

Perforation or removal of the cortical bone to induce bleeding and release of bone forming cells from the marrow. This

demineralized freeze-dried bone

Demineralized freeze-dried bone allograft Collagen (mainly type I) remaining following the demineralization of freeze-dried bone allograft (FDBA).

A gradual process of bone healing from the edge of an osteotomy toward an implant. Bone does not grow directly

An appliance that allows gradual incremental movement of bone segments away from each other (distraction osteogenesis).

Syn.: Osteodistraction, callus distraction, callotasis. Formation of new bone between vascular bone surfaces created by an osteotomy and separated by

Refers to: Distraction osteogenesis Biological and biomechanical variables that affect the quality and quantity of bone formed during distraction osteogenesis.

Refers to: Distraction osteogenesis The sequence and duration of events during distraction osteogenesis.

Refers to: Distraction osteogenesis The total amount of distraction performed per day

Refers to: Distraction osteogenesis The number of increments per day into which the rate of distraction osteogenesis is divided.

Refers to: Distraction osteogenesis The final direction and magnitude of traction forces during distraction osteogenesis.

see: Distraction device

demineralized perforated bone matrix

Distal Radioulnar Joint

Direct Vertebral Rotation

Refers to the time of applying force on an implant after initial placement. This term mostly is used in oral

Freeze-dried bone allograft Bone harvested from donor cadavers, washed, immersed in ethanol, frozen in nitrogen, freeze-dried and ground to similar

Layer of fibrous connective tissue between the implant and surrounding bone.

Screw used for the stabilization of a block graft, bone substitue or a barrier membrane.

State of retention of an implant at the time of insertion that results from slight compression of the osteotomy walls

Guided bone regeneration Bone regenerative technique that uses physical means (e. g. membranes) to seal off an anatomic site where

Guided tissue regeneration. A dental surgical procedure using barrier membranes to direct the growth of new tissue.

Round-shaped drill used to mark the site of an osteotomy by making an initial entry into cortical bone.

GBR is the reformation of bone. This may be induced within a bony structure by a packing material or in

GTR The formation of a new tissue, including bone, under the guidance of a biomaterial, impermeable to cellular migration.

HU A unit of y-ray attenuation used for CT-scans as a measurement of bone density. Each pixel is assigned a

High Tibial Osteotomy

= interbody (in spine)

Interbody Fusion Device (in spine)

Force attempting to disengage parts joined by a screw.

joint

Lateral Lumbal Interbody Fusion

Metacarpophalangeal joint

Minimally Invasive Surgery

Minimally Invasive Spine (port system or access)

Osteochondral

Occipito-cervico-thoracic

Augmentation by placing autogenous bone and/or a bone replacement graft on or over bone to increase length and/or width.

The term refers to the direct structural and functional connection between living bone and the surface of a load-bearing (Albrektsson

A fully differentiated cell that originates in the embryonic mesenchyme and, during the early development of the skeleton, functions in

Large multinucleated cell, arising from mononuclear precursor of the hematopoietic lineage, that functions in the breakdown and resorption of osseous

Osteoconduction occurs when the bone graft material serves as a scaffold for new bone growth that is perpetuated by the

An osteoblast that has become embedded within the bone matrix, occupying a flat oval cavity (bone lacuna). Cells found in

see: Distraction osteogenesis

Osteoinduction involves the stimulation of osteoprogenitor cells to differentiate into osteoblasts that then begin new bone formation. The most widely

De novo production of bone out of pluripotent reserve cells (stem cells), they are present in perivascular tissue and bone

Osteolysis is an active resorption of bone matrix by osteoclasts. Although osteoclasts are active during the natural formation of healthy

An undifferentiated cell that possesses the ability to transform into a bone forming cell.

Osteopromotion involves the enhancement of osteoinduction without the possession of osteoinductive properties. For example, enamel matrix derivative has been shown

Any surgical procedure in which bone is transected or cut.

Graft consisting of particles.

Posterior Cervical Fusion The PCF technique joins the bones in the back of the cervical spine together.

Posterior Cruciate Ligament

The linear surface of an implant in direct contact with the bone, expressed as percentage of the total implant surface.

Patello-Femoral-Replacement

Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion

A posterior stabilized knee implant replaces the PCL with a cam and post design of the knee replacement that ensures

Energy transferred to a screw when a torque is applied during tightening.

Gradual increase in the application of load on an implant.

Platelet-rich-Plasma

Syn.: Reverse torque value Measure of the rotational force needed to rupture the bone-implant interface of a screw- or pin-form

Technique for clinical measurement of implant stability/mobility in bone. The measurement is registered from a transducer attached to the implant.

see: bone expansion

The excavation of tissue to form a shallow shelving depression, usually performed to facilitate drainage from infected areas of bone.

surface-decalcified allogeneic bone

A flexible titanium grid used in bone augmentation procedures to assist in maintaining a predetermined volume for bone regeneration or

Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion

Vertebral Body Replacement (in spine)

Vertical Compression Fracture (Spine)