Bioabsorbable fixation in the treatment of proximal tibial osteotomies and fractures. A clinical study

Annales Chirurgiae et Gynaecologiae

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 66-72

  Tuompo, P ^a,c   Partio, E ^b   Rokkanen, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b Dextra Hospital   (Finland)

^c HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bioabsorbable fixation; Polyglycolide; Polylactide; Tibial fracture; Tibial osteotomy

Indexed keywords

POLYGLYCOLIDE; POLYLACTIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AVULSION FRACTURE; BONE NAIL; BONE RADIOGRAPHY; BONE SCREW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPLANT; MALE; TIBIA FRACTURE; TIBIA PROXIMAL OSTEOTOMY;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BONE NAILS; BONE SCREWS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOTOMY; POLYESTERS; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID; TIBIA; TIBIAL FRACTURES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 30344449214     PISSN: 03559521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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