Biomechanical and surface physico-chemical analyses of used osteosynthesis plates and screws - Potential for reuse in developing countries?

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part B Applied Biomaterials

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 236-244

  Magetsari, Rahadyan ^a   Van Der Houwen, Eduard B ^b   Bakker, Martine T J ^b   Van Der Mei, Henny C ^b   Verkerke, Gijsbertus J ^b   Rakhorst, Gerhard ^b   Hilmy, Chehab R ^c   Van Horn, Jim R ^b   Busscher, Henk J ^b  

^a GADJAH MADA UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c CIPTO MANGUNKUSUMO HOSPITAL   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Biocompatibility; Biomechanical properties; Fatigue; Reuse of osteosynthesis plates and screws; Surface properties

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; PATIENT TREATMENT; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); SCREWS; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

BIOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MECHANICAL WEAKENING; OSTEOSYNTHESIS PLATES; REUSE OF OSTEOSYNTHESIS PLATES AND SCREWS;

BIOMECHANICS;

BLEACHING AGENT; CALCIUM PHOSPHATE; DETERGENT; ENDOTOXIN; WATER;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; CLEANING; CORROSION; CYTOTOXICITY TEST; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FRACTURE; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SAFETY; SCANNING ELECTROCHEMICAL MICROSCOPY; SURFACE PROPERTY; TOOTHBRUSH; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BONE PLATES; BONE SCREWS; CHILD; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EQUIPMENT REUSE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING;

EID: 33750451977     PISSN: 00219304     EISSN: 15524981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.30534     Document Type: Article

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