A long-term clinical study on dislocated ankle fractures fixed with self-reinforced polylevolactide (SR-PLLA) implants

Journal of Long-Term Effects of Medical Implants

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 35-52

  Voutilainen, Nina H ^a   Hess, Michael W ^b   Toivonen, Terttu S ^c   Krogerus, Leena A ^c   Partio, Esa K ^a   Patiala, Hannu V J ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c Maria Hospital   (Finland)

Author keywords

Ankle fracture; Biodegradability; Biodegradation; Foreign body tissue response; Histology; Polylevolactide

Indexed keywords

IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); ORTHOPEDICS; PATIENT TREATMENT;

WOUND INFECTIONS;

FRACTURE FIXATION;

POLYLACTIDE;

ADULT; ANKLE FRACTURE; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABILITY; BONE SCREW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FOREIGN BODY REACTION; FRACTURE DISLOCATION; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; IMPLANT; MALE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TISSUE REACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0036082080     PISSN: 10506934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/jlongtermeffmedimplants.v12.i1.30     Document Type: Article

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