Biomechanical testing and degradation analysis of MgCa0.8 alloy screws: A comparative in vivo study in rabbits

Acta Biomaterialia

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1421-1428

  Erdmann, Nina ^a   Angrisani, Nina ^a   Reifenrath, Janin ^a   Lucas, Arne ^b   Thorey, Fritz ^c   Bormann, Dirk ^b   Meyer Lindenberg, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

^c HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Degradation; In vivo test; Magnesium; Mechanical test; Scanning electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

BINARY ALLOYS; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIOMECHANICS; CALCIUM ALLOYS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY ANALYSIS; MAGNESIUM ALLOYS; SCREWS; SURGERY;

BIOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES; BIOMECHANICAL TESTING; DEGRADATION ANALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; IN-VIVO; IN-VIVO TESTS; MECHANICAL; MECHANICAL TEST; PULLOUT FORCE; TESTING ANALYSIS;

SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ALLOY; CALCIUM; MAGNESIUM; MAGNESIUM CALCIUM ALLOY; OXYGEN; PHOSPHORUS; STAINLESS STEEL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREW; EXPERIMENTAL RABBIT; FEMALE; IMPLANTATION; IN VIVO STUDY; MICRO-COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TIBIA; X RAY ANALYSIS;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 79251628261     PISSN: 17427061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actbio.2010.10.031     Document Type: Article

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