Bioabsorbable materials in orthopaedics

Acta Orthopaedica Belgica

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 159-169

  Kontakis, George M ^a,b   Pagkalos, Joseph E ^a   Tosounidis, Theodoros I ^a,b   Melissas, John ^a,b   Katonis, Pavlos ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF HERAKLION   (Greece)

^b Department of Orthopaedics Traumatology ^*  (Greece)

Author keywords

Bioabsorbable implants; Bioabsorbable materials; Biodegradable

Indexed keywords

DRUG DERIVATIVE; LACTIC ACID; POLOXAMER; POLY(LACTIDE PLURONIC)COPOLYMER; POLY(LACTIDE-PLURONIC)COPOLYMER; POLYESTER; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID; POLYLACTIC ACID; POLYLACTIC ACID POLYGLYCOLIC ACID COPOLYMER; POLYLACTIC ACID-POLYGLYCOLIC ACID COPOLYMER; POLYMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; REVIEW; WOUND HEALING;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; HUMANS; LACTIC ACID; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; POLOXALENE; POLYESTERS; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID; POLYMERS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 34248225312     PISSN: 00016462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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