A biomechanical and histological analysis of standard versus hydroxyapatite-coated pins for external fixation

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part B Applied Biomaterials

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 417-421

  Moroni, Antonio ^a   Cadossi, Matteo ^a   Romagnoli, Matteo ^a   Faldini, Cesare ^a   Giannini, Sandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bone; External fixation; Hydroxyapatite; Interface; Pin; Torque

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; EXTERNAL FIXATION; HISTOLOGICAL ANALYSIS; HYDROXYAPATITE (HA) COATINGS; INSERTION TORQUE;

HYDROXYAPATITE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FEMUR; FIXATION PIN; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; HISTOLOGY; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MATERIAL COATING; NONHUMAN; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; SHEEP; TORQUE;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BONE NAILS; COATED MATERIALS, BIOCOMPATIBLE; DURAPATITE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FEMUR; MATERIALS TESTING; SHEEP;

EID: 47949123687     PISSN: 15524973     EISSN: 15524981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.b.31036     Document Type: Article

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