Term #1,628
osseointegration
Claim Term
osseointegration
Origin matter
Joint Spacer Implant
Reference Case 1
VIL-12
Date Added
1/21/22
Created
1/21/22, 8:58 AM
Modified
1/26/22, 9:56 PM
Full Desc
"Osseointegration" refers to the direct structural and functional connection between living bone and the surface of an implant. Said another way, osseointegration is functional ankylosis (bone adherence), where new bone is laid down directly on an implant surface and the implant exhibits mechanical stability (i.e., resistance to destabilization by mechanical agitation or shear forces). Osseointegration is the formation of a direct interface between an implant and bone, without intervening soft tissue. (Search "osseointegration" on Wikipedia.com Sept. 15, 2021. Quoting other sources. CC-BY-SA 3.0 Modified. Accessed Jan 21, 2022.)