Use of a fibrillar polylactic acid homopolymer in sheep cranial defects

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 32-35

  Hopper, Richard A ^a   Phillips, John H ^a   Hughes, Lowell ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Calvarial defects; Osteoconduction; Polylactic acid; Sheep

Indexed keywords

POLYLACTIC ACID;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BONE CONDUCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOPLASTY; DURA MATER; NONHUMAN; PERIODONTICS; PERIOSTEUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; SKULL DEFECT; TISSUE INJURY; TRABECULAR BONE;

EID: 0029881451     PISSN: 10492275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001665-199601000-00009     Document Type: Article

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