Patients ' perspectives on bone replacement materials in a German university hospital setting.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The challenges in developing new bone replacement materials and procedures reside not solely in technological innovation and advancement, but also in a broader patient therapy acceptance. Therefore, there is a need to assess patients' perspectives on the materials and approaches in use as well as the ones being developed to better steer future progress in the field.

Methods

A self-initiating cross-sectional questionnaire aimed at people seeking treatment at the university hospital environment of Charité Berlin was formulated. The survey contained 15 close-ended questions directed toward the participant's epidemiological profile, willingness, acceptance, and agreement to receive different bone replacement materials, as well as, worries about the post-surgical conse

SUBMITTER: Soares AP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10464219 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature