Bioabsorbable Implants

Clinics in Podiatric Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 673-694

  Spitalny, A Douglas ^a  

^a Duluth Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPOLYMER; POLYDIOXANONE;

ANKLE FRACTURE; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; BONE SCREW; BUNIONECTOMY; CALCANEUS FRACTURE; EDEMA; FRACTURE FIXATION; FRACTURE HEALING; GRANULOMA; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; OSTEOLYSIS; OSTEOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TARSOMETATARSAL JOINT;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ANKLE; BONE SCREWS; FOOT; FOREIGN-BODY REACTION; HUMANS; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES;

EID: 33750199379     PISSN: 08918422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpm.2006.06.001     Document Type: Review

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