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Table 5 Commercially available bone graft substitutes: part 1

From: Bone regenerative medicine: classic options, novel strategies, and future directions

Company

Commercially available product

Composition

Commercially available forms

Claimed mechanisms of action

Level of evidence

FDA status

AlloSource

AlloFuseâ„¢

Heat-sensitive copolymer with DBM

Injectable gel and putty

Osteoconduction

Case reports

510(k) cleared

Biodegradable

Animal studies

Osteoinduction

Cell culture

Biomet Osteobiologics

ProOsteon® 500R

Coralline-derived hydroxyapatite/calcium carbonate (HA/CC) composite

Granular or block

Osteoconduction

Human studies

510(k) cleared

Biodegradable

Case reports

Animal studies

InterGro®

DBM in a lecithin carrier

Paste, putty, and mix with HA/CC composite granules

Osteoconduction

Case reports

510(k) cleared

Biodegradable

Animal studies

Osteoinduction

Every lot tested for osteoinduction

BonePlast®

Calcium sulfate with or without HA/CC composite granules

Various volumes of powder and setting solution

Osteoconduction

Case reports

510(k) cleared

Biodegradable

Animal studies

DePuy Spine

HEALOS® Bone Graft Replacement

Mineralized collagen matrix

Variety of strip sizes

Osteoconduction

Peer-reviewed, published human studies

510(k) cleared

Creeping substitution

Case reports

Osteoinduction

Animal studies

Osteogenesis when mixed with bone marrow aspirate

CONDUIT® TCP Granules

100% β-TCP

Granules

Osteoconduction

Case reports

510(k) cleared

Biodegradable

Animal studies

Exactech

Opteform®

DBM and cortical cancellous chips suspended in gelatin carrier

Formable putty or dry powder ready to be hydrated with autologous diluents or saline

Osteoconduction

Human studies

510(k) cleared

Biodegradable

Case reports

Osteoinduction

Animal studies

Osteogenesis when mixed with autogenous bone graft

Every lot tested in vivo for osteoinduction

Optefil®

DBM suspended in gelatin carrier

Injectable bone paste; dry powder ready to be hydrated with blood or saline

Osteoconduction

Human studies

510(k) cleared

Biodegradable

Case reports

Osteoinduction

Animal studies

Osteogenesis when mixed with autogenous bone graft

Every lot tested in vivo for osteoinduction

Optecure®

DBM suspended in a hydrogel carrier

Dry mix kit delivered with or buffered saline mix with patient's autogenous bone graft or autologous diluents

Osteoconduction

Human studies

510(k) cleared

Biodegradable

Case reports

Osteoinduction

Animal studies

Osteogenesis when mixed with autogenous bone graft

Every lot tested in vivo for osteoinduction

Optecure® + CCC

DBM and CCC suspended in a hydrogel carrier

Dry mix kit delivered with buffered saline or mix with patient's autogenous bone graft or autologous diluents

Osteoconduction

Animal studies

510(k) cleared

Biodegradable

Every lot tested in vivo for osteoinduction

Osteoinduction

Osteogenesis when mixed with autogenous bone graft

OpteMxâ„¢

HA/TCP biphasic combination

Granules, sticks, rounded wedges, wedges, and cylinders in several sizes

Osteoconduction

Human studies

510(k) cleared

Biodegradable

Case reports

Compressive strength of 400 psi

Animal studies

Osteogenesis and limited osteoinduction when mixed with bone marrow aspirate

  1. Data were extracted based on the reports of FDA, American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, and information provided by the manufacturers.