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Biodegradable implants in fracture fixation : ISFR Symposium, Hong Kong, September 4 and 5, 1993 / editor-in-chief Leung Kwok-sui ; editors, Hung Leung-kim, Leung Ping-chung ; organised jointly by Dept. of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, the Chinese University of Hong Kong and the International Society for Fracture Repair.

Publication

Hong Kong : Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, the Chinese University of Hong Kong ; Singapore : River Edge, N.J. : World Scientific Pub. Co., [1994], ©1994.

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Additional Authors

• Leung, Kwok-sui.
• Hung, Leung-kim.
• Leung, Ping-Chung, 1941-
• Chinese University of Hong Kong. Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology.
• International Society for Fracture Repair.
• Symposium on Biodegradable Implants for Fracture Fixation (1993 : Hong Kong)

Description

xxii, 283 pages : illustrations; 25 cm

Subject

• Internal fixation in fractures > Congresses
• Polymers in medicine > Biodegradation > Congresses
• Orthopedic implants > Congresses
• Internal Fixators
• Orthopedic Fixation Devices
• Polymers
• Biodegradation, Environmental

Genre/Form

Congress.

Note

• "Symposium on Biodegradable Implants for Fracture Fixation, September 4 and 5, 1993, Hong Kong"--P. xi.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• Modulation of Fracture Healing and Bone Regeneration using Physical and Biological Means / Edmund Y. S. Chao -- Is there an ideal biomaterial for use as an implant for fracture fixation? / G. W. Hastings -- Clinical Requirements for Bioresorbable Implants in Internal Fixation / Stephan M. Perren and Sylwester Gogolewski -- Chemical and Mechanical Considerations of Biodegradable Polymers for Orthopaedic Applications / Kam W. Leong -- The Manufacturing Details and Mechanical Aspects of the PLLA Implants / S. Giannini et al -- The Development and Testing of three Biodegradable Screw Plate - Systems for Maxillofacial Surgery / D. Hutmacher et al -- Hydrolytic Degradation of Ultra-High-Strength Self-Reinforced Poly-L-Lactide. A Temperature Dependence Study / Timo Pohjonen and Pertti Tormala -- Recent Advances in the Understanding of the Bioresorption of PLA/GA Polymers with Respect to Bone Fracture Fixation / Michel Vert.
• The Hybrid Use of Bioabsorbable Components in Conventional Plating Systems for Long Bone Fractures - A Biomechanical Feasibility Exploration / Arthur F. T. Mak et al -- Biodegradable Intramedullary Devices for Fracture Fixation / M. van der Elst et al -- A Five-Year Study of Absorbable Screws Implanted in Canine Femora and Tibiae / Michael W. Rohovsky et al -- Biodegradation of SR-Polyglycolide (SR-PGA) Rods In-vivo / Akihiro Hanabayashi et al -- Experimental In-vivo Model to Evaluate Resorbable Implants into bone / R. Giardino et al -- Kinetics of Biodegradable Implant Resorption / A. Pizzoferrato et al -- Ultrastructural Evaluation of Bone/Poly-L-Lactic Acid Interactions / N. M. Maraldi et al -- Immunocytochemical Analysis of Cellular Infiltrate in Poly-L-Lactic Acid Polymer Implants / A. Facchini et al -- Fixation of Experimental Distal Femoral Physeal Fracture in Growing Rabbits and Cats with Transphyseal Absorbable Pins / E. Antero Makela et al.
• Absorbable Implants in the Fixation of Fractures and Osteotomies / P. Rokkanen et al -- Absorbable Malleolar Screws: The Treatment of Ankle Fractures / Michael W. Rohovsky et al -- Bioreabsorbable Osteosynthesis Devices in Foot Fractures / S. Giannini et al -- Absorbable Intramedullary Nails in Hand Surgery / Michael W. Rohovsky et al -- Biodegradable Implants: Experimental and Clinical Studies / S. M. Kumta et al -- Absorbable Polyglycolide Pins in the Fixation of Fractures in Children / E. Antero Makela et al -- HA-PLLA Composite Materials for Fracture Fixation / T. Hattori et al -- The Development of Biodegradable Fracture Fixation Devices: Past, Present and Future / H. J. Th. M. Haarman et al -- Bioresorbable Internal Fixation Devices - Mechanical Properties and Future Trends in Production Technologies / Sylwester Gogolewski -- Future Trends in the Development of Bioabsorbable Implants for Fracture Fixation / Pertti Tormala et al -- Discussion & Provocative Issues / K. S. Leung.

ISBN

981021796X

LCCN

95122340

OCLC

• 32276493
• ocm32276493
• SCSB-4774019

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