Inter- and intra-batch variability in the handling characteristics and viscosity of commonly used antibiotic-loaded bone cements

Acta Orthopaedica

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 412-420

  Dall, Graham F ^a   Simpson, Philip M S ^a   Mackenzie, Sam P ^a   Breusch, Steffen J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE CEMENT; GENTAMICIN BONE CEMENT; PALACOS G PLUS R; SIMPLEX P TOBRAMYCIN; SMARTSET GHV; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FLOW MEASUREMENT; MATERIALS HANDLING; VACUUM; VISCOSITY;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BONE CEMENTS; GENTAMICINS; MATERIALS TESTING; METHYLMETHACRYLATES; TENSILE STRENGTH; TOBRAMYCIN; VISCOSITY;

EID: 34347384563     PISSN: 17453674     EISSN: 17453682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17453670710014004     Document Type: Article

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