Successful long-term evaluation of intraocular titanium tacks for the mechanical stabilization of posterior segment ocular implants;Erfolgreiche langzeiterprobung von intraokularen Titan-Nägeln zur mechanischen befestigung von implantaten im hinterabschnitt des auges

Materialwissenschaft und Werkstofftechnik

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 903-912

  Gerding, Heinrich ^a   Taneri, S ^a   Benner, F P ^a   Reichelt, R ^b   Thelen, U ^a   Uhlig, C E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b Inst fur Med Physik und Biophysik   (Germany)

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EID: 0035527841     PISSN: 09335137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1521-4052(200112)32:12<903::AID-MAWE903>3.0.CO;2-L     Document Type: Article

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