Principles of development and use of absorbable internal fixation

Tissue Engineering

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 425-433

  Pietrzak, W S ^a  

^a Biomet Incorporated   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYMER;

BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; CONFERENCE PAPER; HEALING; HUMAN; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS;

EID: 0033843338     PISSN: 10763279     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/107632700418128     Document Type: Conference Paper

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