ABSTRACT
This chapter presents commercial and proposed orthopaedic applications within the biomaterials literature based on nanostructural chemically bonded bioceramics. 10.1 Biomaterials for Orthopaedic ApplicationsOrthopaedic surgery comprises many different diseases and shortcomings related to bone structures. For fragility fractures, biomaterials are still sparsely used for bone repair. Autografting (bone from patients themselves) is the preferred treatment. Drawbacks related to autografts are, among others, the need for a second surgical exposure to collect tissue and a limited amount of autografts available. To solve the problems of supply, synthetic bone is one way. Especially interesting is the use of minimally invasive techniques with the possibility of in situ hardening, filling of any bone void geometry, and reduced operation time and reduced risk of complications related to infection and pain. Within biomaterials research and tissue engineering chemically bonded bioceramics (CBBCs) are of great interest.
