Use of porous calcium-based granules for promoting healing of an intra-articular or peri-articular fracture of a fractured bone
AssigneeJoy Medical Devices Corporation
InventorsChien-Ping Ju, Jiin-Huey Chern Lin, Tai-Hua Yang, Yi-Chuan Chou
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Abstract
A method for promoting healing of an intra-articular or peri-articular fracture of a fractured bone in a patient is provided, which involves administering porous calcium-based granules into a joint having a fractured bone with an intra-articular or peri-articular fracture and/or administering the porous calcium-based granules to the intra-articular or peri-articular fracture of the fractured bone during or after the fractured bone being fixed through a surgery in the patient.
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A method for promoting healing of an intra-articular or peri-articular fracture of a fractured bone in a patient, comprising administering porous calcium-based granules into a joint having a fractured bone with an intra-articular or peri-articular fracture and/or administering the porous calcium-based granules to the intra-articular or peri-articular fracture of the fractured bone during or after the fractured bone being fixed through a surgery in the patient, wherein the porous calcium-based granules have a porosity of about 30 vol % to about 90 vol % and a granular size of about 0.1 mm to about 2.5 mm, and the porous calcium-based granules comprise calcium phosphate, calcium sulfate, calcium carbonate, calcium oxide, calcium hydroxide, hydroxyapatite, or a combination thereof.
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