Biodegradable materials in arthroscopy

Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 112-119

  Gunja, Najmuddin J ^a   Athanasiou, Kyriacos A ^a  

^a Rice University   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthroscopy; Biodegradable implant; Biomaterial; Knee; Polymer; Shoulder

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; COPOLYMER; MAXON; NONABSORBABLE MATERIAL; POLYGLACTIN; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID; POLYLACTIC ACID; POLYMER; SELF REINFORCED POLYLACTIC ACID; SUTURE MATERIAL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTHROSCOPY; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; BONE PLATE; BONE ROD; BONE SUTURE; ENANTIOMER; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SHEAR STRENGTH;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ARTHROSCOPY; BIOMECHANICS; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; LACTIC ACID; ORTHOPEDIC FIXATION DEVICES; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID; POLYMERS; SHOULDER JOINT;

EID: 33747343776     PISSN: 10628592     EISSN: 15381951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00132585-200609000-00002     Document Type: Review

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