In vivo monitoring of the degradation process of bioresorbable polymeric implants using magnetic resonance imaging

Biomaterials

Volumn 18, Issue 19, 1997, Pages 1311-1315

  Pihlajamäki, Harri ^a   Kinnunen, Jaakko ^a   Böstman, Ole ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Biodegradable implants; Biodegradation; Bone fixation; Magnetic resonance imaging; Poly(L lactide)

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BONE; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHY; FRACTURE FIXATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANTS; POLYLACTIDE;

IMPLANTS (SURGICAL);

POLYLACTIDE; POLYMER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BONE DENSITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; IMPLANT; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031260504     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0142-9612(97)00068-9     Document Type: Article

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