Biodegradation behavior of ultra-high-strength hydroxyapatite/poly (L-lactide) composite rods for internal fixation of bone fractures

Biomaterials

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 889-898

  Furukawa, Taizo ^a   Matsusue, Yoshitaka ^a   Yasunaga, Tsunoru ^a   Shikinami, Yasuo ^b   Okuno, Masaki ^b   Nakamura, Takashi ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Takiron Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biodegradable; Composite; Hydroxyapatite; Poly(L lactide)

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BONE; CALCINATION; FRACTURE FIXATION; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PHOSPHATES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SKIN; TISSUE;

HYDROXYAPATITE; MEDULLARY CAVITIES; POLYLACTIDE;

BIOMATERIALS;

HYDROXYAPATITE; POLYLACTIDE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHYSIS; FRACTURE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HISTOLOGY; IMPLANTATION; MATERIALS; MICROSCOPY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; STRENGTH; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; TISSUE REACTION;

ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CRYSTALLIZATION; DURAPATITE; FRACTURES, BONE; INTERNAL FIXATORS; MATERIALS TESTING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYESTERS; RABBITS;

EID: 0034000413     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0142-9612(99)00232-X     Document Type: Article

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