Titanium alloys for fracture fixation implants

Injury

Volumn 31, Issue SUPPL. 4, 2000, Pages

  Disegi, J A ^a  

^a Synthes Technical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Biocompatibility; Composition; Mechanical properties; Notch sensitivity; Titanium alloys

Indexed keywords

ALLOY; TITANIUM;

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CORROSION; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; IMPLANT; MECHANICAL STRESS; MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SHORT SURVEY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 0034449106     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-1383(00)80017-0     Document Type: Article

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