Mechanical properties of perforated and partially demineralized bone grafts

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 353, Issue , 1998, Pages 238-246

  Lewandrowski, Kai Uwe ^a,b   Bonassar, Lawrence ^b   Uhthoff, Hans K ^c  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c WACC 508 ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DEMINERALIZATION; BONE GRAFT; BONE STRENGTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHYSIS; MECHANICAL STRESS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; TIBIA;

EID: 0031880639     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003086-199808000-00028     Document Type: Article

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