Intraosseous plating: A new method for biodegradable osteofixation in craniofacial surgery

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 171-176

  Peltoniemi, Hilkka H ^a,f   Tulamo, Riitta Mari ^a   Toivonen, Terttu ^b   Pihlajamäki, Harri K ^c   Pohjonen, Timo ^d   Törmälä, Pertti ^d   Waris, Timo ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b KYMENLAAKSO CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^e OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^f NONE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Membranous bone; Resorbable plates screws

Indexed keywords

POLYMER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIODEGRADATION; BONE PLATE; BONE REMODELING; BONE SCREW; CALVARIA; CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY; FOLLOW UP; FOREIGN BODY REACTION; HISTOLOGY; IMPLANTATION; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; OSTEOLYSIS; PLATE FIXATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS MATERIAL; SHEEP; STRENGTH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE REACTION;

EID: 0031896858     PISSN: 10492275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001665-199803000-00016     Document Type: Article

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