Biodegradable composite implants

Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 169-176

  Schlichting, Karin ^a   Dahne, Michael ^a   Weiler, Andreas ^a,b  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biocompatibility; Biodegradable implants; Composite; In vivo degradation; Osteoconduction; Sports medicine

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIODEGRADABILITY; BONE ATROPHY; COMPOSITE GRAFT; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; MATERIALS TESTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BIOMECHANICS; HUMANS; OSSEOINTEGRATION;

EID: 33747366176     PISSN: 10628592     EISSN: 15381951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00132585-200609000-00009     Document Type: Review

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