Should in the treatment of osteochondritis dissecans biodegradable or metallic fixation devices be used? A comparative study in goat knees

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part B Applied Biomaterials

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 154-164

  Wouters, Diederick B ^a,b   Bos, Rudolf R M ^b   Van Horn, Jim R ^b   Van Luyn, Marja J A ^b  

^a Microvida Laboratory for Medical Microbiology and Immunology   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Animal model; Articular cartilage; Bioresorbable; Fixation; Foreign body reactions (response)

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIOPOLYMERS; DISINTEGRATION;

ANIMAL MODELS; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BIORESORBABLE; FOREIGN BODY REACTIONS; GOAT KNEES; METALLIC FIXATION DEVICES; OSTEOCHONDRITIS DISSECANS;

CARTILAGE;

METAL; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID; POLYLACTIC ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTHROTOMY; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; BIODEGRADABILITY; BONE SCREW; CHONDROPATHY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMUR CONDYLE; FOREIGN BODY; GOAT; HISTOLOGY; IMPLANT; KNEE; KNEE RADIOGRAPHY; KNEE SURGERY; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; OSTEOCHONDRITIS DISSECANS; POLYMERIZATION; REOPERATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL TIME; SYNOVIUM; TIBIA; TISSUE REACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BONE NAILS; BONE SCREWS; CARTILAGE; FOREIGN-BODY REACTION; GOATS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; JOINT PROSTHESIS; JOINTS; LACTIC ACID; MATERIALS TESTING; METALS; OSTEOCHONDRITIS DISSECANS; POLYGLYCOLIC ACID; POLYMERS; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION;

EID: 37548999420     PISSN: 15524973     EISSN: 15524981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.30857     Document Type: Article

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