Fixation of osteotomies using bioabsorbable screws in the canine femur

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 355, Issue , 1998, Pages 300-311

  An, Yuehuei H ^a   Friedman, Richard J ^a   Powers, Dennis L ^c   Draughn, Robert A ^b   Latour Jr , Robert A ^c  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c AMRL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; POLYGLACTIN; STAINLESS STEEL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; DOG; FEMUR OSTEOTOMY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0031763372     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003086-199810000-00032     Document Type: Article

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