Biomechanical characterization of a biodegradable calcium phosphate hydraulic cement: a comparison with porous biphasic calcium phosphate ceramics.

Biomechanical properties of a biodegradable calcium phosphate hydraulic cement (CPHC) were tested with rabbits. The cement was composed of beta-tricalcium phosphate (beta-TCP), monocalcium phosphate monohydrate (MCPM), and calcium sulfate hemihydrate (CSH), beta-TCP-MCPM-CSH cement. Cylinders of 4.