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. 2015 Oct 4;2015:684826. doi: 10.1155/2015/684826

Table 4.

Summary of reviewed publications with S53P4 bioactive glass as bone graft material in benign bone tumour treatment.

Reference Clinical indication Number of treated patients with S53P4 implants Application form Number of successful treatments Complications related to S53P4 implant Study design Follow-up period [months] Examinations during follow-up
Lindfors et al. [36] Grafting of benign bone tumours 14 Granules (1.0–2.0 and 3.15–4.0 mm) 11 1 reoperation due to a residual cyst
2 fractures due to not following immobilization advice
Prospective single centre randomized study 36 CT and X-ray evaluation and blood sample examinations

Lindfors [37] Recurrent aneurysmal bone cyst 1 Granules (0.5–0.8 mm) 1 None A single case study 24 X-ray examination and clinical evaluation on function and growing

Lindfors et al. [38] Grafting of benign bone tumours 11 Granules (1.0–2.0 and 3.15–4.0 mm) 11 None Prospective single centre randomized study 168 (average, range: not reported) Clinical examination, X-ray, MRI, and CT evaluation