A poly(propylene glycol-co-fumaric acid) based bone graft extender for lumbar spinal fusion: In vivo assessment in a rabbit model

European Spine Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 936-943

  Hile, David D ^a   Kandziora, Frank ^b   Lewandrowski, Kai Uwe ^c   Doherty, Stephen A ^a   Kowaleski, Michael P ^d   Trantolo, Debra J ^a  

^a Cambridge Scientific Inc   (United States)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^c LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioabsorbable scaffold; Bone graft extender; Spinal fusion

Indexed keywords

BIOPOLYMER; POLY(PROPYLENE GLYCOL CO FUMARIC ACID); UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOGRAFT; BIOSORPTION; BONE CONDUCTION; BONE GRAFT; BONE GROWTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; IN VIVO STUDY; LUMBAR SPINE; MODEL; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; PALPATION; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RABBIT; RADIOGRAPHY; SPINE FUSION;

ANIMALS; BONE SUBSTITUTES; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MATERIALS TESTING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYMERS; PROPYLENE GLYCOLS; RABBITS; SPINAL FUSION;

EID: 33745043957     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-005-1001-8     Document Type: Article

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