Perspectives on resorbable osteosynthesis materials in craniomaxillofacial surgery

Pathobiology

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 211-217

  Schumann, Paul ^a   Lindhorst, Daniel ^a   Wagner, Maximilian E H ^a   Schramm, Alexander ^b   Gellrich, Nils Claudius ^a   Rücker, Martin ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b BUNDESWEHRKRANKENHAUS ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Craniomaxillofacial surgery; Osteosynthesis systems; Resorbable materials

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; MAGNESIUM; NIOBIUM; STAINLESS STEEL; TITANIUM; VANADIUM; BIOMATERIAL; CHROMIUM; IRON; NICKEL; POLYLACTIC ACID;

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; OSTEOSYNTHESIS MATERIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; BONE DEVELOPMENT; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES; SKULL; SKULL FRACTURES; SURGERY; BONE IMPLANT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY; CRANIOMAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY; FRACTURE HEALING; MANDIBLE FRACTURE; MANDIBLE OSTEOTOMY; MAXILLA OSTEOTOMY; MECHANICAL STRESS; POLYMERIZATION; RESORBABLE OSTEOSYNTHESIS MATERIAL;

ABSORBABLE IMPLANTS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; OSTEOGENESIS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; SKULL; SKULL FRACTURES; TITANIUM;

EID: 84877918231     PISSN: 10152008     EISSN: 14230291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000348328     Document Type: Review

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