Shear-load carrying capacity of cancellous bone after implantation of self-reinforced polyglycolic acid and poly-L-lactic acid pins: Experimental study on rats

Biomaterials

Volumn 22, Issue 18, 2001, Pages 2557-2561

  Nordström, Pia ^a   Pohjonen, Timo ^b   Törmälä, Pertti ^b   Rokkanen, Pentti ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Cancellous bone; Pin; Poly L lactide; Polyglycolide; Shear load

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHY; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL);

FEMUR;

BONE;

POLYGLYCOLIC ACID; POLYLACTIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CANCELLOUS BONE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMUR; IMPLANTATION; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; RAT; REINFORCEMENT; SHEAR STRESS; TIME; WEIGHT BEARING; WORK CAPACITY;

ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BIOMECHANICS; BONE NAILS; FEMUR; LACTIC ACID; MATERIALS TESTING; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID; POLYMERS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0034900876     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0142-9612(00)00446-4     Document Type: Article

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