Evaluation of the 96/4 PLDLLA polymer resorbable lumbar interbody cage in a long term animal model

European Spine Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1545-1553

  Lazennec, Jean Y ^a   Madi, Abdallah ^a   Rousseau, Marc A ^a   Roger, Bernard ^a   Saillant, Gérard ^a  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

96 4 PLDLLA; Animal model; Bioresorbable spinal cage; Lumbar interbody fusion; Polylactide

Indexed keywords

POLYLACTIC ACID; POLYLACTIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTERION SPINE FUSION; ANTERIOR LUMBAR INTERBODY FUSION; ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; BONE GRAFT; BONE REMODELING; CALCIFICATION; CANCELLOUS BONE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; ILIAC CREST; IMPLANT; IMPLANTATION; LUMBAR INTERBODY CAGE; LUMBAR SPINE; MINERALIZATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SURVIVAL TIME; TISSUE REACTION;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ANIMALS; BONE REMODELING; FEMALE; INTERNAL FIXATORS; LACTIC ACID; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MATERIALS TESTING; POLYMERS; SHEEP; SPINAL FUSION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33750090043     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-006-0145-5     Document Type: Article

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