Biomechanical properties of bone cement with addition of cefuroxime antibiotic

Medical Journal of Malaysia

Volumn 61, Issue SUPPL. A, 2006, Pages 27-29

  Fuad, D Mohd ^a   Masbah, O ^a   Shahril, Y ^a   Jamari, S ^a   Norhamdan, M Y ^a   Sahrim, S H ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOLOGY   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Antibiotic; Bone cement; Mechanical strength

Indexed keywords

BONE CEMENT; CEFUROXIME;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; BONE CEMENTS; CEFUROXIME; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DRUG CARRIERS; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; STRESS, MECHANICAL; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 33746887426     PISSN: 03005283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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