Clinical application of biodegradable rib connecting pins in thoracotomy

Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 183-187

  Hirata, T ^a   Fukuse, T ^a   Mizuno, H ^a   Hitomi, S ^a   Wada, Hiromi ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alumina ceramics; Polylactide; Rib fracture; Rib pin

Indexed keywords

POLYLACTIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BONE GROWTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; MALE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIB; RIB FRACTURE; THORACOTOMY;

EID: 0032791728     PISSN: 01716425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1013138     Document Type: Article

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