Zoledronate reduces unwanted bone resorption in intercalary bone allografts
Seo SW, Cho SK, Storer SK, Lee FY. Zoledronate reduces unwanted bone resorption in intercalary bone allografts. International Orthopaedics 2009, 34: 599-603. PMID: 19343345, PMCID: PMC2903128, DOI: 10.1007/s00264-009-0748-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAllograft resorptionIntercalary allograftsBone resorptionBone allograftControl groupZoledronate solutionIntercalary bone allograftsBone formationBone mineral densitySynthetic pyrophosphate analoguesHigh-dose bisphosphonatesPharmacological modificationGraft incorporationMineral densityBone densityAllograftsIdeal doseResorptionAnimal trialsHistological analysisBisphosphonatesSegmental defectsPyrophosphate analogsExperimental groupRat femur