Bioresorbable implants in maxillo-facial osteosynthesis: experimental and clinical experience

Injury. 2002 Aug:33 Suppl 2:B4-16. doi: 10.1016/s0020-1383(02)00127-4.

Authors

R Gutwald¹, R Schön, N C Gellrich, A Schramm, R Schmelzeisen, H Pistner

Affiliation

¹ Department of Oral and Maxillo-Facial Surgery, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany. [email protected]

PMID: 12161314
DOI: 10.1016/s0020-1383(02)00127-4

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Absorbable Implants*
Animals
Bone Substitutes*
Bone and Bones / ultrastructure
Chemical Phenomena
Chemistry, Physical
Connective Tissue / pathology
Fracture Fixation, Internal / instrumentation*
Male
Materials Testing / methods
Maxillofacial Injuries / surgery*
Maxillofacial Prosthesis*
Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
Polyesters / chemistry
Rats
Stress, Mechanical

Substances

Bone Substitutes
Polyesters
poly(lactide)