The use of titanium and stainless steel in fracture fixation

Expert Review of Medical Devices

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 843-853

  Hayes, J S ^a   Richards, R G ^a  

^a AO RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

biological reaction; commercially pure titanium; fracture fixation; imaging; implant properties; infection; stainless steel; wear debris

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL REACTION; COMMERCIALLY PURE TITANIUMS; IMAGING; IMPLANT PROPERTIES; INFECTION; WEAR DEBRIS;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMECHANICS; CORROSION RESISTANT ALLOYS; DEBRIS; FRACTURE; FRACTURE FIXATION; TITANIUM; TITANIUM ALLOYS;

STAINLESS STEEL;

ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM OXIDE; CHROMIUM; COBALT; IRON; METAL; MOLYBDENUM; NICKEL; NIOBIUM; STAINLESS STEEL; TITANIUM;

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIOMECHANICS; BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAIL; KIRSCHNER WIRE; MATERIAL COATING; MECHANICAL STRESS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REVIEW; RIGIDITY; SHEAR STRENGTH; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; TENSILE STRENGTH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; MATERIALS TESTING; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; STAINLESS STEEL; TITANIUM;

EID: 78149368398     PISSN: 17434440     EISSN: 17452422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/erd.10.53     Document Type: Review

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