The use of biodegradable scaffold as an alternative to silicone implant arthroplasty for small joint reconstruction: An experimental study in minipigs

Biomaterials

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 683-691

  Waris, Eero ^a,b,c   Ashammakhi, Nureddin ^d,e   Lehtimäki, Mauri ^d   Tulamo, Riitta Mari ^b   Kellomäki, Minna ^d   Törmälä, Pertti ^d   Konttinen, Yrjö T ^a,c,f  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c ORTON ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^e OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^f COXA Hospital for the Joint Replacement ^*  (Finland)

Author keywords

Arthroplasty; Bioprosthesis; Fibrous tissue; Polylactic acid; Scaffold; Tissue engineering

Indexed keywords

HISTOLOGY; JOINTS (ANATOMY); SILICONES; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

ARTHROPLASTY; BIOPROSTHESIS; FIBROUS TISSUE; POLYLACTIC ACID;

BIOMATERIALS;

POLYLACTIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; BIOPROSTHESIS; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODY; HISTOLOGY; METACARPOPHALANGEAL JOINT; MINIPIG; NONHUMAN; POLYMERIZATION; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; SILICONE PROSTHESIS; TISSUE ENGINEERING; VASCULAR TISSUE;

ANIMALS; ARTHROPLASTY; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; SILICONES; SWINE; SWINE, MINIATURE;

EID: 36549089527     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2007.10.037     Document Type: Article

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