Osteoconductivity of porous polyethylene in human skull

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 78-80

  Tark, Woo Hyun ^a   Yoon, In Sik ^a   Rah, Dong Kyun ^a   Park, Beyoung Yun ^a   Kim, Yong Oock ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Human skull; Osteoconduction; Porous polyethylene

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; MEDPOR; POLYETHYLENE DERIVATIVE;

ANGIOGENESIS; ARTICLE; BONE DEVELOPMENT; CHEMISTRY; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CRANIOFACIAL SYNOSTOSIS; DEVICE REMOVAL; DISTRACTION OSTEOGENESIS; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; INFLAMMATION; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POROSITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES; SKULL; SURFACE PROPERTY;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CRANIOSYNOSTOSES; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFLAMMATION; MALE; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; OSTEOGENESIS; OSTEOGENESIS, DISTRACTION; POLYETHYLENES; POROSITY; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; SKULL; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 84863275701     PISSN: 10492275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e318240c85d     Document Type: Article

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