Porous nitinol vs. titanium intervertebral fusion implants: Computer tomography, radiological and histological study of osseointegration capacity

Materialwissenschaft und Werkstofftechnik

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 219-223

  Assad, M ^a   Likibi, F ^b   Jarzem, P ^c   Leroux, M A ^a   Coillard, C ^b   Rivard, Ch H ^b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH IN IMMUNOLOGY AND CANCER   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^c Santa Cabrini Hospital   (Canada)

Author keywords

Biocompatibility; Biofunctionality; Intervertebral fusion; Nitinol; Osseointegration; Titanium alloy

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; COMPUTER TERMINALS; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; POROUS MATERIALS; RADIOLOGY; TITANIUM;

INTERVERTEBRAL FUSION IMPLANTS; POROUS NITINOL (PNT); TITANIUM IMPLANTS;

IMPLANTS (SURGICAL);

EID: 20444399306     PISSN: 09335137     EISSN: 15214052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mawe.200400739     Document Type: Article

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