Biodegradable interlocking nails for fracture fixation

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 357, Issue , 1998, Pages 192-204

  Van Der Elst, M ^a   Bramer, J A M ^a   Klein, C P A T ^b   De Lange, E S M ^b   Patka, P ^a   Haarman, H J T M ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPOLYMER; POLYLACTIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BONE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; HISTOLOGY; IMPLANT; INTERLOCKING NAIL; MECHANICAL STRESS; NONHUMAN; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; TISSUE REACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 0032436474     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003086-199812000-00025     Document Type: Article

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