Composite technology in load-bearing orthopaedic implants

Biomaterials

Volumn 19, Issue 15, 1998, Pages 1329-1342

  Evans, S L ^a   Gregson, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Composite materials; Implants; Orthopaedics

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; DURABILITY; FRACTURE FIXATION; ORTHOPEDICS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

MONOLITHIC MATERIALS;

IMPLANTS (SURGICAL);

BIOMATERIAL; POLYMER; RESIN CEMENT;

IMPLANT; MECHANICAL STRESS; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 0032143082     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0142-9612(97)00217-2     Document Type: Article

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