New resorbable bone fixation. Biomaterials in craniomaxillofacial surgery: Present and future

European Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 383-390

  Ashammakhi, N ^a   Gonzalez, A M ^b   Tormala P ^a   Jackson, Ian T ^b  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b Fisher Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Craniomaxillofacial surgery; PGA; PLGA; PLLA; Resorbable materials

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BIOMATERIAL; COPOLYMER; POLYGLYCOLIDE; POLYLACTIDE; POLYMER;

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; DEGRADATION; DEVICE; DEVICE INFECTION; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY; METAL IMPLANTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REVIEW;

EID: 1542285462     PISSN: 0930343X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00238-003-0568-8     Document Type: Review

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