Bioabsorbable implants in orthopaedics

Current Orthopaedics

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 223-228

  Rokkanen, P ^a   Bostman O ^a   Hirvensalo, E ^a   Partio, E K ^a   Makela E A ^a   Patiala H ^a   Vihtonen, K ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORBABLE SUTURE; BIOMATERIAL; POLYDIOXANONE; POLYGLYCOLIDE; POLYLACTIDE;

ARTHRODESIS; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BONE SCREW; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; IMPLANT; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OSTEOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT;

EID: 0032873981     PISSN: 02680890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0268-0890(99)90007-5     Document Type: Article

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