Nonresorbable polymers in bone surgery

Injury

Volumn 31, Issue SUPPL. 4, 2000, Pages

  Eschbach, L ^a  

^a Dr Robert Mathys Foundation   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Acrylic bone cement; Implant applications; Polyacetal resin POM; Polyetheretherketone PEEK; Polymers; Ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene UHMWPE

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC CEMENT; BIOMATERIAL; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE); POLYACETAL; POLYETHERETHERKETONE; POLYETHYLENE; POLYMER; POLYOXYMETHYLENE; RESIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BONE NECROSIS; DEGRADATION; HUMAN; IMPLANT; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; JOINT PROSTHESIS; MECHANICAL STRESS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS; RIGIDITY; SHORT SURVEY; STANDARD; TEMPERATURE; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 0342972965     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-1383(00)80019-4     Document Type: Article

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