The influence of antibiotics on the fatigue life of acrylic bone cement

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 88, Issue SUPPL. 4, 2006, Pages 148-155

  Postak, Paul D ^b   Greenwald, A Seth ^a  

^a Lutheran Hospital Cleveland   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC CEMENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

BIOMECHANICS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEVICE; FATIGUE; FIXATION FAILURE; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MIXER; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS LOOSENING; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 33845450758     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.F.00586     Document Type: Conference Paper

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