Lumbar intervertebral disc replacement using bioabsorbable self-reinforced poly-L-lactide full-threaded screws, or cylindrical implants of polylactide polymers, bioactive glass and Polyactive™

Veterinary and Comparative Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 138-144

  Palmgren, Tove ^a   Ylinen, P ^b   Tulamo, R M ^c   Kellomaki M ^d   Tormala P ^d   Rokkanen, P ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b ORTON ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^d TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bioabsorbable; Intervertebral disc implant

Indexed keywords

GLASS; POLYLACTIDE; POLYMER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; BONE SCREW; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGRADATION; EVALUATION; EXPERIMENT; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; LUMBAR DISK; NONHUMAN; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; RADIOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; SPINE SURGERY; SWINE; TISSUE REGENERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0042333416     PISSN: 09320814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1632777     Document Type: Article

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