Development of a perforated biodegradable interference screw

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 258-265

  Hunt, Patrick ^a   Unterhauser, Frank N ^a   Strobel, Michael J ^b   Weiler, Andreas ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Orthopadische Gemeinschaftspraxis   (Germany)

Author keywords

Animal model; Biodegradable interference screw; Bone ingrowth; Mechanical testing; Perforation

Indexed keywords

POLYLACTIDE; POLYMER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; BONE GROWTH; BONE SCREW; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; NONHUMAN; SHEEP; TIBIA;

EID: 14844307842     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2004.11.014     Document Type: Article

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