Bioabsorbable implants in the fixation of fractures

Annales Chirurgiae et Gynaecologiae

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 81-85

  Tormala P ^a   Rokkanen, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bioabsorbable implants; Fracture fixation; Polylactide

Indexed keywords

POLYGLYCOLIDE; POLYLACTIC ACID;

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; BONE SCREW; FRACTURE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; KIRSCHNER WIRE; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; STRENGTH; WEIGHT BEARING;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMANS; ORTHOPEDIC FIXATION DEVICES; POLYESTERS; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID;

EID: 0034936921     PISSN: 03559521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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