Improving Biodegradable Interference Screw Properties by Combining Polymers

The Anterior Cruciate Ligament: Reconstruction and Basic Science Expert Consult

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 386-391

  Järvelä, Timo ^a,b,c   Nurmi, Janne T ^d   Paakkala, Antti ^e   Moisala, Anna Stina ^b   Kaikkonen, Auvo ^b   Järvinen, Markku ^e  

^a Tampere City Hospital   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^e TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

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EID: 85158972158     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-1-4160-3834-4.10052-6     Document Type: Chapter

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