Biomechanical testing of a polymer-based biomaterial for the restoration of spinal stability after nucleotomy

Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Hegewald, Aldemar A ^a,b   Baumgartner, Daniel ^b   Gerber, Hans ^b   Endres, Michaela ^c,d   Kaps, Christian ^d   Stüssi, Edgar ^b   Thomé, Claudius ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^d TRANSTISSUE TECHNOLOGIES GMBH   (Germany)

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EID: 68749111032     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1749799X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1749-799X-4-25     Document Type: Article

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