#$%^&*AU2011200502B220140227.pdf#####C NRPortb CC MD1 3451958_ .DOC-4/02/2011 ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS AND METHODS FOR THEIR USE IN HEMOSTASIS AND IN THE TREATMENT OF OSSEOUS DEFECTS Abstract Disclosed are medically useful absorbable putty-like and non-putty-like 5 compositions of finely powdered bulking agents intimately admixed with dispersing vehicles. The products are useful as mechanical hemostatic tamponades for the control of osseous hemorrhage arising from surgical intervention or trauma and for providing an osteoinductive matrix to foster improved bone healing.