This thesis is based on the following articles, which are referred to in the text by their Roman numerals.
I Tuominen T, Jämsä T, Tuukkanen J, Lindholm TS & Jalovaara P (2000) Fresh tubular long bone autografts and allografts in the healing of canine ulnar defect fixed with intramedullary Kirschner wire. J Musculoskel Res 4:55-62.
II Tuominen T, Jämsä T, Tuukkanen J, Marttinen A, Lindholm TS & Jalovaara P (2001) Bovine bone implant with bovine bone morphogenetic protein in healing a dog ulnar defect. Int Orthop 25:5-8.
III Gao TJ, Tuominen T, Lindholm TS, Kommonen B & Lindholm TC (1997) Morphological and biomechanical difference in healing in segmental tibial defects implanted with Biocoral® or tricalcium phosphate cylinders. Biomaterials 18:219-23.
IV Tuominen T, Jämsä T, Tuukkanen J, Nieminen P, Lindholm TC, Lindholm TS & Jalovaara P (2000) Native bovine bone morphogenetic protein improves the potential of biocoral to heal segmental canine ulnar defects. Int Orthop 5:289-94.
V Tuominen T, Jämsä T, Oksanen J, Tuukkanen J, Gao TJ, Lindholm TS & Jalovaara P (2001) Composite implant composed of hydroxyapatite and bone morphogenetic protein in the healing of a canine ulnar defect. Ann Chir Gynaecol 90:32-36.