Acidity near eroding polylactide-polyglycolide in vitro and in vivo in rabbit tibial bone chambers

Biomaterials

Volumn 17, Issue 24, 1996, Pages 2373-2380

  Martin, C ^a   Winet, H ^a,b   Bao, J Y ^a,b  

^a JOINT REPLACEMENT INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acidity; Bone chamber; Bone healing; Erosion; Polylactide co glycolide; Vessels

Indexed keywords

BONE; LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES; MICROELECTRODES; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; PH EFFECTS; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; POLYMERS; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

ANGIOGENESIS; BONE CHAMBER TIBIAL IMPLANTS; POLYLACTIDE COGLYCOLIDES;

IMPLANTS (SURGICAL);

POLYGLACTIN;

ANGIOGENESIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRACTURE HEALING; MICROELECTRODE; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; TIBIA;

ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BONE AND BONES; ELECTRODES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LACTIC ACID; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID; POLYMERS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; RABBITS; TIBIA;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0030550721     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0142-9612(96)00075-0     Document Type: Article

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