Surface polishing positively influences ease of plate and screw removal

European Cells and Materials

Volumn 19, Issue , 2010, Pages 117-126

  Hayes, J S ^a,b   Seidenglanz, U ^a   Pearce, A I ^a   Pearce, S G ^a   Archer, C W ^b   Richards, R G ^a  

^a AO RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Commercially pure titanium; Implant removal; In vivo; Locking compression plate; Screw removal; Titanium 6 aluminium 7 niobium

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; NIOBIUM; TITANIUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BONE GROWTH; BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; CONTACT ANGLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE REMOVAL; EX VIVO STUDY; IMPLANT; IN VIVO STUDY; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; SHEEP; SOFT TISSUE; SURFACE PROPERTY; TIBIA; TISSUE REACTION; TORQUE;

EID: 77950659436     PISSN: 14732262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22203/eCM.v019a12     Document Type: Article

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