A comparative radiological assessment of polylactide pins over 3 years in vivo

Biomaterials

Volumn 26, Issue 19, 2005, Pages 4129-4138

  Prokop, Axel ^a   Jubel, Axel ^a   Hahn, Ulrich ^a   Dietershagen, Martin ^b   Bleidistel, Mirko ^c   Peters, Christiane ^c   Höfl, Andreas ^d   Rehm, Klaus E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b Orthopaedic Surgery   (Germany)

^c St Elisabeth Hospital   (Germany)

^d Eduardus Krankenhaus   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Calcium phosphate; Composite; Osteolysis; Polylactic acid

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIODEGRADATION; BONE; CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DENTAL PROSTHESES; FRACTURE FIXATION; HISTOLOGY; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; ORGANIC POLYMERS; TISSUE;

OSTEOCONDUCTIBE EFFECTS; OSTEOTOMIES; PIN CANALS; POLYLACTIDE PINS;

RADIOLOGY;

BIOMATERIAL; POLYLACTIDE;

ARTICLE; BONE TISSUE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HISTOLOGY; IMPLANT; IN VIVO STUDY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ANIMALS; ARTHROPLASTY; BONE NAILS; CARTILAGE, ARTICULAR; COATED MATERIALS, BIOCOMPATIBLE; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, BONE; KNEE INJURIES; OSTEOLYSIS; POLYLYSINE; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; SHEEP; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 12344257887     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2004.10.031     Document Type: Article

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