Absorbable polyglycolide devices in trauma and bone surgery

Biomaterials

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 3-9

  Ashammakhi, Nureddin ^a   Rokkanen, Pentti ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Absorbable; Biocompatibility; Bone; Fixation; Review; Self reinforced polyglycolide

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BONE; FRACTURE FIXATION; LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES; METABOLISM; ORGANIC ACIDS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; SURGERY;

ABSORBABLE POLYGLYCOLIDE DEVICES; SELF REINFORCED POLYGLYCOLIC ACIDS;

IMPLANTS (SURGICAL);

POLYGLYCOLIDE;

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; FRACTURE; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; OSTEOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ABSORPTION; ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BONE AND BONES; BONE NAILS; BONE SCREWS; BONE SUBSTITUTES; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS;

EID: 0031016140     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0142-9612(96)00107-X     Document Type: Review

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