BONE-PLATES AND SCREWS OF BIOABSORBABLE POLY (L-LACTIDE) - AN ANIMAL PILOT-STUDY
BONE-PLATES AND SCREWS OF BIOABSORBABLE POLY (L-LACTIDE) - AN ANIMAL PILOT-STUDY
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DOI:
10.1016/s0266-4356(89)80004-x
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发表时间:
1989-12-01
影响因子:
1.8
通讯作者:
JANSEN, HWB
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作者:
BOS, RRM;ROZEMA, FR;JANSEN, HWB
Poly (L-lactide), a polymer of lactic acid (PLAA), with an extremely high molecular weight (.hivin.Mv up to 1 .times. 106) has been synthesised under strictly controlled conditions resulting in a new microporous material with excellent mechanical properties. Bone-plates and screws machined from PLLA were used for fixation of two artificial mandibular fractures in sheep effected by a specially designed bone clamp. Fracture healing was uneventful without visible callus formation. Plates and screws of PLLA gave good stability over a sufficiently long period to enable normal fracture healing. Application in humans seems to be justified.