Healing of osteochondral osteotomies after fixation with a hydroxyapatite-buffered polylactide. A histomorphometric and radiographic study in rabbits

Bio-Medical Materials and Engineering

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 259-270

  Lewandrowski, Kai Uwe ^a   Bondre, Shrikar P ^b   Wise, Donald L ^a   Trantolo, Debra J ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Cambridge Scientific Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioresorbable screw; Hydroxyapatite; Implant osteointegration; Osteotomy healing

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYAPATITE; POLYLACTIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; BONE REMODELING; BONE SCREW; CARTILAGE; CARTILAGE CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION; DEVICE; FEMALE; FEMUR CONDYLE; FRACTURE HEALING; IMPLANT; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; OSTEOID; OSTEOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; TISSUE REACTION; TRABECULAR BONE;

ANIMALS; BONE REGENERATION; BONE SCREWS; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; DURAPATITE; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; FEMUR; FOREIGN-BODY REACTION; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; OSSEOINTEGRATION; OSTEOTOMY; POLYESTERS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RABBITS; REFERENCE VALUES;

ANIMALIA; INSERTION SEQUENCES; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0036409575     PISSN: 09592989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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