[NYTr] Cuba Introduces Biomaterials for Bone Reconstruction

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Dominican Today - Dec 31, 2007
http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/this-and-that/2007/12/31/26557/Cuba-introduces-biomaterials-to-reconstruct-bones


Cuba introduces biomaterials to reconstruct bones

Havana.– Cuban experts are working on the introduction of several
procedures and biomaterials to improve the quality of health-care
services.

In that regard, efforts are being made to develop a product known as
Coralina HAP-200, which is used to restore damaged or lost bone tissues.

Obtained from a coral called Porites, the material has proved to be
highly effective for bone reconstructions, as it is chemically and
morphologically similar to bone tissues.

More than 10,000 patients have benefited from the new material, which
is used in maxillofacial, cranial, endobuccal and dental surgeries, as
well as in orthopedics and traumatology, and brain and plastic
surgeries.

Coralina HAP-200 has been introduced in more than 100 Cuban medical
institutions, so the island nation is one of the countries in the world
where the entire population has access to a first-class product.