Biocompatibility of polylactides in the middle ear: An experimental animal study

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 850-853

  Peltonen, Lauri I ^a   Jero, Jussi ^a   Sukura, Antti ^b   Pietola, Laura ^a   Konttinen, Yrjö T ^a,c,d   Aarnisalo, Antti A ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c ORTON Invalid Foundation   (Finland)

^d ORTON Orthopedic Hospital of the Invalid Foundation ^*  (Finland)

Author keywords

Biocompatibility; Bioresorbable implants; Chinchilla; Middle ear; Polylactide

Indexed keywords

POLYLACTIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CHINCHILLA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EAR RECONSTRUCTION; FIBROSIS; HISTOLOGY; INFLAMMATION; MIDDLE EAR SURGERY; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TEMPORAL BONE;

ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CHINCHILLA; EAR, MIDDLE; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MATERIALS TESTING; POLYESTERS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RABBITS; TEMPORAL BONE; TISSUE FIXATION; TYMPANIC MEMBRANE;

EID: 34548288603     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: 15374505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MAO.0b013e318064f199     Document Type: Article

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