Comparison of the biomechanics and histology of two soft-tissue fixators composed of bioabsorbable copolymers

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 486-495

  Powers, Dennis L ^a   Sonawala, Mehul ^b   Woolf, Shane K ^a,c   An, Yuehuei H ^a   Hawkins, Richard ^b   Pietrzak, William S ^c  

^a Clemson University   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c THE STEADMAN CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioabsorbable; Biomechanics; Copolymer; Ligament; Soft tissue fixation

Indexed keywords

BONE; COPOLYMERS; HISTOLOGY; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); TISSUE;

FIXATION DEVICES;

BIOMECHANICS;

COPOLYMER; CYCLOPROPANE DERIVATIVE; GLYCOLIC ACID; MAXON; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID; POLYLACTIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; BIOMECHANICS; BONE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GOAT; HISTOLOGY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; KNEE LIGAMENT; NONHUMAN; SOFT TISSUE; STRENGTH; TISSUE FIXATION; TISSUE REACTION; TISSUE REPAIR;

ABSORPTION; ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BIOMECHANICS; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; GOATS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; LACTIC ACID; MATERIALS TESTING; MEDIAL COLLATERAL LIGAMENT, KNEE; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID; POLYMERS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SUTURES; TENSILE STRENGTH; TIBIA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0034812591     PISSN: 00219304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.1045     Document Type: Article

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