Corrosion of spinal implants retrieved from patients with scoliosis

Journal of Orthopaedic Science

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 200-205

  Akazawa, Tsutomu ^a   Minami, Shohei ^a   Takahashi, Kazuhisa ^a   Kotani, Toshiaki ^a   Hanawa, Takao ^b   Moriya, Hideshige ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Corrosion; Long term implantation; Spinal implants

Indexed keywords

STAINLESS STEEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORROSION; FEMALE; FRACTURE HEALING; HUMAN; IMPLANT; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MALE; SCOLIOSIS; SPINE; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT;

EID: 17644383668     PISSN: 09492658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00776-004-0867-3     Document Type: Article

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