What you should know:
1. OsteoCrete is the first bone filler in the U.S. to incorporate magnesium.
2. Bone Solutions opted for magnesium because it results in a product that is four times stronger than cancellous bone.
3. Sixty percent of the body’s magnesium supply is stored in bone. Magnesium helps preserve and develop the body’s bone structure.
4. Arlington (Texas) Memorial Hospital’s Venkat Rapuri, MD, said, “Using OsteoCrete for its’ adhesive qualities in my hip and shoulder cases where bone quality is noted to be osteopenic in nature and cementing the joint is not an option, has provided the clinical results I require.”
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