Breaking strength retention and histologic effects around 1.3-mm. ORTHOSORB® polydioxanone absorbable pins at various sites in the rabbit

Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 42-47

  Atkinson, P J ^a   Lancaster, R L ^b   Atkinson, T S ^a   Arnoczky, S P ^a   Haut, R C ^a   Weisbrode, S E ^c  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Johnson and Johnson Prof Inc   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Breaking strength retention; Histology; ORTHOSORB pins; Polydioxanone; Rabbits

Indexed keywords

COPOLYMER; POLYDIOXANONE; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID; POLYLACTIC ACID;

ALLERGIC REACTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMECHANICS; BONE STRENGTH; FEMUR; FEMUR CONDYLE; FOREIGN BODY REACTION; FRACTURE HEALING; HISTOLOGY; IMPLANT; IMPLANTATION; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; SHEAR STRESS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 0031985825     PISSN: 10672516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1067-2516(98)80010-0     Document Type: Article

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