Which term describes bone graft materials that contain living bone-forming cells?

Which term describes bone graft materials that contain living bone-forming cells?

• A. Osteogenic
• B. Osteoinductive
• C. Osteoconductive
• D. Osteomyelitic

Answer: (A)

Osteogenic describes graft materials that contain living bone-forming cells, such as osteoblasts or bone‑forming progenitor cells, which can directly lay down new bone at the site. This differs from osteoinductive materials, which provide signals that recruit and differentiate host cells into bone-forming cells, and from osteoconductive materials, which act as a scaffold for bone growth without supplying living bone-forming cells. Osteomyelitic is not a term used to describe graft properties; it refers to bone infection.

Osteogenic describes graft materials that contain living bone-forming cells, such as osteoblasts or bone‑forming progenitor cells, which can directly lay down new bone at the site. This differs from osteoinductive materials, which provide signals that recruit and differentiate host cells into bone-forming cells, and from osteoconductive materials, which act as a scaffold for bone growth without supplying living bone-forming cells. Osteomyelitic is not a term used to describe graft properties; it refers to bone infection.