Modulation of the soft tissue reactions to percutaneous orthopaedic implants

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1377-1383

  Smith, T J ^a   Galm, A ^a   Chatterjee, S ^a   Wells, R ^a   Pedersen, S ^b   Meimandi Parizi, A ^c   Goodship, A E ^a,d   Blunn, G W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^d ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diamond like carbon; External fixation screws; Hydroxyapatite; Pin tract infection; Soft tissue

Indexed keywords

CARBON; HYDROXYAPATITE; STAINLESS STEEL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM COLONY; BIOFILM; BONE SCREW; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE REMOVAL; ENDOPROSTHESIS LOOSENING; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; FRACTURE FIXATION; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MATERIAL COATING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; SHEEP; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURFACE PROPERTY; TIBIA OSTEOTOMY;

ANIMALS; BIOFILMS; CARBON; COATED MATERIALS, BIOCOMPATIBLE; DURAPATITE; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FEMALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; OSTEOTOMY; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; SHEEP; SKIN; TIBIA; TORQUE;

EID: 33746155425     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jor.20170     Document Type: Article

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