Biomechanical study of a Poly-L-Lactide (PLLA) sternal pin in sternal closure after cardiothoracic surgery

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 684-687

  Saito, Takeshi ^a   Iguchi, Atsushi ^a   Sakurai, Masahiro ^a   Tabayashi, Koichi ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYESTER; POLYLACTIC ACID; POLYLACTIDE; STAINLESS STEEL;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; BIOMECHANICS; BIOSORPTION; BONE MARROW; BONE NAIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART DISEASE; INSTRUMENTATION; KIRSCHNER WIRE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEAR STRENGTH; SHEAR STRESS; STERNOTOMY; STERNUM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SWINE; THORACOTOMY; WEIGHT; WOUND CLOSURE;

EID: 0442276619     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(03)01341-9     Document Type: Article

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