Experimental evaluation of a resorbable intramedullary plug for cemented total hip replacement

Biomaterials

Volumn 18, Issue 13, 1997, Pages 907-913

  Giardino, Roberta ^a   Fini, Milena ^a   Aldini, Nicolò Nicoli ^a   Giavaresi, Gianluca ^a   Rocca, Michele ^a   Orienti, Luca ^a   De Lollis, Angelo ^b   Fambri, Luca ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b Cremascoli Ortho   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Hip replacement; Intramedullary plug; Orthopaedics; Poly(D,L lactic acid); Rabbit

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIODEGRADATION; BONE; CELL CULTURE; HIP PROSTHESES; ORGANIC POLYMERS; ORTHOPEDICS; REACTION KINETICS; SOLUTIONS;

FEMORAL MEDULLARY CAVITY; POLYLACTIC ACIDS; RESORBABLE INTRAMEDULLARY PLUG; TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT;

IMPLANTS (SURGICAL);

POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE); POLYETHYLENE; POLYLACTIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIODEGRADATION; FEMUR; FIBROBLAST CULTURE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; TIME; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BONE CEMENTS; CALCINOSIS; CALORIMETRY, DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING; CELLS, CULTURED; FEMUR; FIBROBLASTS; HIP PROSTHESIS; MALE; MICE; POLYESTERS; RABBITS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031195067     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0142-9612(97)00014-8     Document Type: Article

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