Mechanical Strength and Stiffness of the Biodegradable SonicWeld Rx Osteofixation System

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 782-787

  Buijs, Gerrit J ^a   van der Houwen, Eduard B ^a   Stegenga, Boudewijn ^a   Verkerke, Gijbertus J ^a   Bos, Rudolf R M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE);

ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; FIXATION DEVICE; FIXATION FAILURE; FRACTURE FIXATION; TENSILE STRENGTH; TIBIA TORSION;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BONE NAILS; BONE PLATES; BONE SCREWS; ELASTICITY; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HUMANS; MATERIALS TESTING; ORTHOPEDIC FIXATION DEVICES; PLIABILITY; POLYESTERS; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TEMPERATURE; TENSILE STRENGTH; TIME FACTORS; TORSION, MECHANICAL; ULTRASONICS; VIBRATION; WATER;

EID: 62649135511     PISSN: 02782391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2008.07.022     Document Type: Article

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