Intraosseous plating with absorbable self-reinforced poly-L-lactide plates in the fixation of distal femoral osteotomies on rabbits

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 417-421

  Koskikare, K ^a   Hirvensalo, E ^a   Paatiala H ^a   Rokkanen, P ^a   Pohjonen, T ^b   Tormala P ^b   Lob, G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^c LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE; FLUORESCENCE; FRACTURE FIXATION; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOLOGY; SURGERY;

ABSORBABLE SELF REINFORCED POLY L LACTIDE PLATES; DISTAL FEMORAL OSTEOTOMIES; HISTOLOGY; INTRAOSSEOUS PLATING; MICRORADIOGRAPHY; OXYTETRACYCLINE FLUORESCENCE STUDY; POLY L LACTIDE; RABBITS;

ORGANIC POLYMERS;

POLYLACTIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BONE PLATE; FEMUR; FRACTURE FIXATION; NONHUMAN; OSTEOTOMY;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FEMUR; FRACTURE FIXATION; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; OSTEOTOMY; OXYTETRACYCLINE; POLYESTERS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RABBITS;

EID: 0030130670     PISSN: 00219304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.820300402     Document Type: Article

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