Three-year follow-up of bioabsorbable PLLA cages for lumbar interbody fusion: in vitro and in vivo degradation

Adv Exp Med Biol. 2004:553:243-55. doi: 10.1007/978-0-306-48584-8_19.
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MeSH terms

  • Absorbable Implants
  • Animals
  • Biocompatible Materials / chemistry
  • Biocompatible Materials / metabolism*
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Goats
  • Lumbar Vertebrae / diagnostic imaging
  • Lumbar Vertebrae / metabolism
  • Lumbar Vertebrae / pathology
  • Lumbar Vertebrae / surgery*
  • Materials Testing
  • Pliability
  • Polyesters / chemistry
  • Polyesters / metabolism*
  • Prostheses and Implants*
  • Radiography
  • Spinal Fusion / methods*
  • Viscosity

Substances

  • Biocompatible Materials
  • Polyesters
  • poly(lactide)