Pertti Törmälä

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Doctorate Medicine University of Helsinki
PhD Orthopaedic Surgery University of Helsinki

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Bioabsorbable fixation in orthopaedic surgery and traumatology. (2000) (355)
Biodegradable self-reinforced composite materials; manufacturing structure and mechanical properties. (1992) (335)
BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANTS IN FRACTURE FIXATION: EARLY RESULTS OF TREATMENT OF FRACTURES OF THE ANKLE (1985) (291)
Effect of filler content on mechanical and dynamic mechanical properties of particulate biphasic calcium phosphate--polylactide composites. (2002) (270)
Surgical applications of biodegradable polymers in human tissues (1989) (251)
Bioabsorbable scaffolds for guided bone regeneration and generation. (2000) (241)
Modification of poly(L-lactides) by blending: Mechanical and hydrolytic behavior (1996) (229)
Ultra-high-strength absorbable self-reinforced polyglycolide (SR-PGA) composite rods for internal fixation of bone fractures: in vitro and in vivo study. (1991) (191)
Bioabsorbable polymers: Materials technology and surgical applications (1998) (177)
Ankle fractures treated using biodegradable internal fixation. (1989) (173)
Biodegradable internal fixation for malleolar fractures. A prospective randomised trial. (1987) (156)
Absorbable pins of self-reinforced poly-L-lactic acid for fixation of fractures and osteotomies. (1992) (144)
Developments in craniomaxillofacial surgery: use of self-reinforced bioabsorbable osteofixation devices. (2001) (128)
Absorption, biocompatibility, and fixation properties of polylactic acid in bone tissue: an experimental study in rats. (1991) (127)
Strength and strength retention in vitro, of absorbable, self-reinforced polyglycolide (PGA) rods for fracture fixation. (1987) (124)
Material properties of a (2021) (119)
Absorbable self-reinforced polylactide (SR-PLA) composite rods for fracture fixation: strength and strength retention in the bone and subcutaneous tissue of rabbits (1992) (115)
The effects of fibre reinforcement and gold plating on the flexural and tensile strength of PGA/PLA copolymer materials in vitro. (1987) (104)
Dynamic mechanical characterization of biodegradable composites of hydroxyapatite and polylactides. (2001) (100)
Processing and characterization of absorbable polylactide polymers for use in surgical implants. (1994) (90)
Self-reinforced composites of bioabsorbable polymer and bioactive glass with different bioactive glass contents. Part I: Initial mechanical properties and bioactivity. (2005) (89)
Strength retention properties of self-reinforced poly L-lactide (SR-PLLA) sutures compared with polyglyconate (Maxon) and polydioxanone (PDS) sutures. An in vitro study. (2002) (88)
Absorbable devices in the fixation of fractures. (1996) (85)
In vitro and in vivo behavior of self-reinforced bioabsorbable polymer and self-reinforced bioabsorbable polymer/bioactive glass composites. (2004) (84)
In vivo evaluation of a new bioabsorbable self-expanding biliary stent. (2003) (83)
Bone changes after experimental osteotomies fixed with absorbable self-reinforced poly-L-lactide screws or metallic screws studied by plain radiographs, quantitative computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging. (1995) (82)
Spin Label and Probe Studies of Polymeric Solids and Melts (1979) (82)
Meniscus bucket-handle fixation with an absorbable biofix tack: development of a new technique (2005) (76)
Self-reinforced bioresorbable poly-L/DL-lactide [SR-P(L/DL)LA] 70/30 miniplates and miniscrews are reliable for fixation of anterior mandibular fractures: a pilot study. (2004) (75)
Self‐Reinforced Absorbable Screws in the Fixation of Displaced Ankle Fractures: A Prospective Clinical Study of 152 Patients (1992) (74)
In vitro and in vivo release of ciprofloxacin from osteoconductive bone defect filler. (2005) (72)
Mechanical properties of biodegradable ligament augmentation device of poly(L-lactide) in vitro and in vivo. (1992) (70)
Strength retention of self-reinforced poly-L-lactide screws and plates: anin vivo andin vitro study (1992) (69)
Successful Use of Biosorb Osteofixation Devices in 165 Cranial and Maxillofacial Cases: A Multicenter Report (2004) (66)
Effect of filler type on the mechanical properties of self-reinforced polylactide–calcium phosphate composites (2001) (66)
Intraosseous cellular response to biodegradable fracture fixation screws made of polyglycolide or polylactide (2004) (65)
Drug-Eluting Biodegradable Poly-D/L-Lactic Acid Vascular Stents: An Experimental Pilot Study (2005) (65)
Bioabsorbable self-reinforced poly-L-lactide, metallic, and silicone stents in the management of experimental tracheal stenosis. (1999) (65)
Biodegradation of the Copolymeric Polylactide Stent (2001) (63)
Bioabsorbable and biodegradable stents in urology. (1997) (62)
Efficacy of Ciprofloxacin-Releasing Bioabsorbable Osteoconductive Bone Defect Filler for Treatment of Experimental Osteomyelitis Due to Staphylococcus aureus (2005) (62)
Transphyseal fracture fixation using biodegradable pins. (1989) (61)
Biodegradable fixation of distal humeral physeal fractures. (1992) (58)
Absorbable polyglycolide pins in internal fixation of fractures in children. (1993) (58)
Bioabsorbable Miniplating Versus Metallic Fixation for Metacarpal Fractures (2003) (57)
Effect of gamma, ethylene oxide, electron beam, and plasma sterilization on the behaviour of SR-PLLA fibres in vitro (2002) (56)
Lactic acid based polymers as hot melt adhesives for packaging applications (2002) (55)
Biodegradable self-reinforced polyglycolic acid spiral stent in prevention of postoperative urinary retention after visual laser ablation of the prostate-laser prostatectomy. (1995) (55)
Efficacy of bioabsorbable antibiotic containing bone screw in the prevention of biomaterial-related infection due to Staphylococcus aureus. (2005) (54)
Consolidation of Craniotomy Lines after Resorbable Polylactide and Titanium Plating: A Comparative Experimental Study in Sheep (1998) (54)
Comparison of in vitro hydrolysis, subcutaneous and intramedullary implantation to evaluate the strength retention of absorbable osteosynthesis implants. (1990) (53)
Penetration of ciprofloxacin into bone: a new bioabsorbable implant. (1995) (53)
Self-reinforced polylactide/polyglycolide 80/20 screws take more than 1(1/2) years to resorb in rabbit cranial bone. (2004) (52)
A bioresorbable urethral stent (1993) (52)
Manufacturing, mechanical characterization, and in vitro performance of bioactive glass 13-93 fibers. (2006) (51)
Mechanical properties and in vitro degradation of bioabsorbable self-expanding braided stents (2003) (51)
A bioabsorbable self-expandable, self-reinforced poly-l-lactic acid urethral stent for recurrent urethral strictures: a preliminary report. (1998) (50)
Tissue response to polyglycolide and polylactide pins in cancellous bone (1998) (50)
Biodegradable semirigid plate and miniscrew fixation compared with rigid titanium fixation in experimental calvarial osteotomy. (1999) (50)
Self-reinforced bioabsorbable versus metallic fixation systems for metacarpal and phalangeal fractures: a biomechanical study. (2002) (49)
Comparison of strength properties of poly-L/D-lactide (PLDLA) 96/4 and polyglyconate (Maxon) sutures: in vitro, in the subcutis, and in the achilles tendon of rabbits. (2001) (49)
Fracture of the humeral capitellum fixed with absorbable polyglycolide pins. 1-year follow-up of 8 adults. (1993) (48)
New bioabsorbable polylactide ureteral stent in the treatment of ureteral lesions: an experimental study. (1999) (48)
Determination of glass transition temperature of poly(ethylene glycol) by spin probe technique (1974) (47)
Bioabsorbable Ciprofloxacin-Containing and Plain Self-Reinforced Polylactide-Polyglycolide 80/20 Screws: Pullout Strength Properties in Human Cadaver Parietal Bones (2002) (47)
Metallic or absorbable implants for ankle fractures: a comparative study of infections in 3,111 cases. (1996) (47)
Characteristics of poly(L-)lactic acid suture applied to fascial closure in rats. (1996) (46)
Bioreconstructive joint scaffold implant arthroplasty in metacarpophalangeal joints: short-term results of a new treatment concept in rheumatoid arthritis patients. (2003) (46)
Shear strength of cancellous bone after osteotomy fixed with absorbable self-reinforced polyglycolic acid and poly-L-lactic acid rods (1992) (45)
Comparison of tissue reactions in the tracheal mucosa surrounding a bioabsorbable and silicone airway stents. (1998) (45)
The morphological, in situ effects of a self-reinforced bioabsorbable polylactide (SR-PLA 96) ureteric stent; an experimental study. (2000) (44)
A bioabsorbable self-expandable, self-reinforced poly-L-lactic acid urethral stent for recurrent urethral strictures: long-term results. (2002) (43)
A randomized study to compare biodegradable self-reinforced polyglycolic acid spiral stents to suprapubic and indwelling catheters after visual laser ablation of the prostate. (1997) (43)
Totally absorbable screws in fixation of subtalar extra articular arthrodesis in children with spastic neuromuscular disease: preliminary report of a randomized prospective study of fourteen arthrodeses fixed with absorbable or metallic screws. (1992) (43)
Use of self-reinforced polylactide osteosynthesis devices in craniofacial surgery: a long-term follow-up study. (2001) (43)
The effect of a penetrating biodegradable implant on the growth plate. An experimental study on growing rabbits with special reference to polydioxanone. (1989) (43)
Talocrural arthrodesis with absorbable screws, 12 cases followed for 1 year. (1992) (42)
Sustained release of ciprofloxacin from an osteoconductive poly(DL)-lactide implant (2008) (42)
Impact of the use of absorbable fracture fixation implants on consumption of hospital resources and economic costs. (1991) (42)
Mechanical properties and strength retention of carbon fibre-reinforced liquid crystalline polymer (LCP/CF) composite: an experimental study on rabbits. (1998) (41)
Biodegradable wire fixation in olecranon and patella fractures combined with biodegradable screws or plugs and compared with metallic fixation (2004) (40)
Comparison of shear strength of osteotomies fixed with absorbable self-reinforced poly-L-lactide and metallic screws (1992) (40)
Biodegradable self-reinforced polyglycolide (SR-PGA) composite rods coated with slowly biodegradable polymers for fracture fixation: strength and strength retention in vitro and in vivo (1989) (40)
Biocompatibility, encrustation and biodegradation of ofloxacine and silver nitrate coated poly-L-lactic acid stents in rabbit urethra (2002) (40)
Holding Power of Bioabsorbable Ciprofloxacin-Containing Self-reinforced Poly-L/DL-lactide 70/30 Bioactive Glass 13 Miniscrews in Human Cadaver Bone (2002) (37)
New resorbable bone fixation. Biomaterials in craniomaxillofacial surgery: present and future (2004) (36)
Solid and liquid state relaxations in spin-labelled poly)ethylene glycol) at high temperatures (T>Tg) (1973) (36)
A new technique for correction of trigonocephaly in an infant: application of an absorbable endocranial plate (2000) (36)
New generation biodegradable plate for fracture fixation: comparison of bending strengths of mandibular osteotomies fixed with absorbable self-reinforced multi-layer poly-l-lactide plates and metallic plates--an experimental study in sheep. (1992) (36)
Biodegradable Self-Expanding Poly-L/D-Lactic Acid Vascular Stent: A Pilot Study in Canine and Porcine Iliac Arteries (2004) (35)
Ultra-high strength, self-reinforced absorbable polymeric composites for applications in different disciplines of surgery. (1993) (35)
The biodegradable self-reinforced poly-DL-lactic acid spiral stent compared with a suprapubic catheter in the treatment of post-operative urinary retention after visual laser ablation of the prostate. (1997) (35)
Mechanical properties and in vitro degradation of bioresorbable knitted stents (2002) (34)
Bacterial adherence to ofloxacin‐blended polylactone‐coated self‐reinforced l‐lactic acid polymer urological stents (2000) (34)
Ciprofloxacin-impregnated poly-l-lactic acid drug carrier (1992) (33)
In vitro and in vivo testing of bioabsorbable antibiotic containing bone filler for osteomyelitis treatment. (2006) (33)
Bioabsorbable screw fixation for the treatment of ankle fractures (2007) (32)
Arthrodesis of the first metatarsophalangeal joint in rheumatoid arthritis. Biodegradable rods and Kirschner-wires in 39 cases. (1993) (32)
Drug-eluting bioabsorbable stents - an in vitro study. (2009) (32)
A New Biodegradable Stent for the Pancreaticojejunal Anastomosis After Pancreaticoduodenal Resection: In Vitro Examination and Pilot Experiences in Humans (2000) (32)
The Effect of a Penetrating Biodegradable Implant on the Epiphyseal Plate: An Experimental Study on Growing Rabbits with Special Regard to Polyglactin 910 (1987) (32)
A Randomised Study to Evaluate the Efficacy of a Biodegradable Stent in the Prevention of Postoperative Urinary Retention after Interstitial Laser Coagulation of the Prostate (2000) (32)
Bonding strength of alkyl-2-cyanoacrylates to bone in vitro. (1986) (32)
Expansion and fixation properties of a new braided biodegradable urethral stent: an experimental study in the rabbit. (2003) (31)
The use of biodegradable scaffold as an alternative to silicone implant arthroplasty for small joint reconstruction: an experimental study in minipigs. (2008) (31)
A double‐blind, randomized, placebo‐controlled pilot study to investigate the effects of finasteride combined with a biodegradable self‐reinforced poly l‐lactic acid spiral stent in patients with urinary retention caused by bladder outlet obstruction from benign prostatic hyperplasia (2001) (31)
Biodegradable and Titanium Plating in Experimental Craniotomies: A Radiographic Follow‐Up Study (1997) (31)
Drainage and antireflux characteristics of a biodegradable self-reinforced, self-expanding X-ray-positive poly-L,D-lactide spiral partial ureteral stent: an experimental study. (2007) (31)
In vitro mechanical and drug release properties of bioabsorbable ciprofloxacin containing and neat self-reinforced P(L/DL)LA 70/30 fixation screws (2002) (31)
Polylactide screws in the fixation of olecranon osteotomies. A mechanical study in sheep. (1992) (31)
Theoretical and experimental evaluation of the radial force of self-expanding braided bioabsorbable stents (2003) (31)
Intramedullary fixation of cortical bone osteotomies with absorbable self-reinforced fibrillated poly-96L/4D-lactide (SR-PLA96) rods in rabbits. (2001) (30)
Biocompatibility testing of a new bioabsorbable X-ray positive SR-PLA 96/4 urethral stent. (1999) (30)
Treatment of subcapital femoral neck fractures with bioabsorbable or metallic screw fixation. A preliminary report. (2000) (30)
Strength retention of self-reinforced drawn poly-L/DL-lactide 70/30 (SR-PLA70) rods and fixation properties of distal femoral osteotomies with these rods. An experimental study on rats (2000) (29)
Long-term bone tissue reaction to polyethylene oxide/polybutylene terephthalate copolymer (Polyactive) in metacarpophalangeal joint reconstruction. (2008) (29)
Biodegradable fixation of rabbit osteotomies. (1986) (29)
The three-fibre method for measuring glass fibre to resin bond strength (1983) (29)
Degradable polyglycolide rods for the internal fixation of displaced bimalleolar fractures (2004) (28)
A histomorphological study on self-reinforced polyglycolide (SR-PGA) osteosynthesis implants coated with slowly absorbable polymers. (1990) (28)
Release of diclofenac sodium from polylactide-co-glycolide 80/20 rods (2006) (28)
Treatment of pectus excavatum with bioabsorbable polylactide plates: Preliminary results. (2002) (28)
Blends of poly(ε‐caprolactone‐b‐lactic acid) and poly(lactic acid) for hot‐melt applications (2004) (28)
The strength of the 6-strand modified Kessler repair performed with triple-stranded or triple-stranded bound suture in a porcine extensor tendon model: an ex vivo study. (2007) (28)
Interstitial laser coagulation and biodegradable self-expandable, self-reinforced poly-L-lactic and poly-L-glycolic copolymer spiral stent in the treatment of benign prostatic enlargement. (2002) (27)
In vitro degradation of Polyactive 1000PEOT70PBT30 devices. (2002) (27)
Fibre reinforced bioresorbable composites for spinal surgery. (2006) (27)
Material and knot properties of braided polyester (Ticron®) and bioabsorbable poly-L/D-lactide (PLDLA) 96/4 sutures (2006) (27)
Intraosseous plating with absorbable self-reinforced poly-L-lactide plates in the fixation of distal femoral osteotomies on rabbits. (1996) (27)
Effects of lactide monomer on the hydrolytic degradation of poly(lactide-co-glycolide) 85L/15G. (2011) (26)
Self-reinforced absorbable polylactide (SR-PLLA) plates in craniofacial surgery (1994) (26)
Biocompatibility properties of a new braided biodegradable urethral stent: a comparison with a biodegradable spiral and a braided metallic stent in the rabbit urethra (2006) (26)
Effect of self-reinforced polyglycolide membranes on cortical bone: an experimental study on rats. (1995) (26)
Viscoelastic memory and self-expansion of self-reinforced bioabsorbable stents. (2002) (25)
Rabbit muscle and urethral in situ biocompatibility properties of the self-reinforced L-lactide-glycolic acid copolymer 80: 20 spiral stent. (2002) (25)
Intraosseous Plating: A New Method for Biodegradable Osteofixation in Craniofacial Surgery (1998) (25)
Poly-L/D-lactide (PLDLA) 96/4 Fibrous Implants: Histological Evaluation in the Subcutis of Experimental Design (2006) (25)
Intramedullary fixation of cortical bone osteotomies with self-reinforced polylactic rods in rabbits (2004) (25)
Tissue biocompatibility of new biodegradable drug-eluting stent materials (2007) (25)
Mechanical properties and in vitro degradation of self-reinforced radiopaque bioresorbable polylactide fibres (2003) (24)
Comparison of the tissue response to absorbable self‐reinforced polylactide screws and metallic screws in the fixation of cancellous bone osteotomies: An experimental study on the rabbit distal femur (1997) (24)
Bioabsorbable surgical composite materials (1992) (24)
Biodegradation and strength retention of poly-L-lactide screws in vivo. An experimental long-term study in sheep. (2001) (23)
Adhesion properties of lactic acid based hot melt adhesives and their storage stability in different packaging applications (2002) (23)
Use of hydroxylapatite/ polymer-composite in facial bone augmentation. An experimental study. (2002) (23)
Fixation of experimental osteotomies of the distal femur of rabbits with biodegradable material (2004) (23)
Comparison of the Pull-Out Forces of Bioabsorbable Polylactide/Glycolide Screws (Biosorb and Lactosorb) and Tacks: A Study on the Stability of Fixation in Human Cadaver Parietal Bones (2002) (23)
The role of polyglycolic acid rods in the regeneration of cartilage from perichondrium in rabbits. (1991) (23)
Tissue reactions to bioabsorbable ciprofloxacin-releasing polylactide-polyglycolide 80/20 screws in rabbits’ cranial bone (2006) (23)
Complications in the first 1043 operations where self-reinforced poly-L-lactide implants were used solely for tissue fixation in orthopaedics and traumatology (2002) (23)
Expansion and bioabsorption of the self-reinforced lactic and glycolic acid copolymer prostatic spiral stent. (2001) (23)
Mechanical properties of biodegradable poly-l-lactide ligament augmentation device in experimental anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (2004) (22)
[Resorbable rods and screws of polyglycolide in stabilizing malleolar fractures. A clinical study of 600 patients]. (1992) (22)
Tissue Response to Polyglycolide and Polylevolactide Pins in Osteotomized Cancellous Bone (2001) (22)
In vitro properties of PLLA screws and novel bioabsorbable implant with elastic nucleus to replace intervertebral disc (2005) (22)
Polylactide Pin With Transforming Growth Factor β1 in Delayed Osteotomy Fixation (1998) (21)
Bioabsorbable implants in the fixation of fractures. (2001) (21)
The effect of transforming growth factor-beta1, released from a bioabsorbable self-reinforced polylactide pin, on a bone defect. (2002) (21)
Inability of transforming growth factor-β1, combined with a bioabsorbable polymer paste, to promote healing of bone defects in the rat distal femur (2001) (21)
Reinsertion of the Ruptured Ulnar Collateral Ligament of the Metacarpophalangeal joint with an Absorbable Self-Reinforced Polylactide Tack (1993) (20)
A New Technique for Cranial Bone Osteofixation: Use of Bioabsorbable Tacks and Plates to Fix Parietal Bone Split Grafts Used for Reconstruction of a Posttraumatic Frontal Bone Defect (2002) (20)
Fiber formation and characterization of a thermotropic LCP (1990) (20)
Preparation of bulky glassy carbon bodies from phenolformaldehyde resin (1979) (20)
Isothermal heat treatment of a thermotropic LCP fiber (1991) (20)
Material properties of absorbable self-reinforced fibrillated poly-96L/4 D-lactide (SR-PLA96) rods; a study in vitro and in vivo. (1999) (20)
Use of New Bioabsorbable Tacks and a Tackshooter in Cranial Bone Osteofixation Saves Operative Time (2002) (19)
Ultrahigh‐strength self‐reinforced polylactide composites and their surgical applications (1997) (19)
The effect of absorbable self-reinforced polyglycolide membrane on metaphyseal bone. An experimental study on rats. (1994) (19)
Generalization of correlation between polymer glass transition Tg and an e.s.r. parameter T50G (1978) (19)
Bioabsorbable SR-PLGA horn stent after antegrade endopyelotomy: a case report. (2002) (19)
A novel bioabsorbable composite membrane of Polyactive 70/30 and bioactive glass number 13--93 in repair of experimental maxillary alveolar cleft defects. (2005) (19)
Studies of P(L/D)LA 96/4 non-woven scaffolds and fibres; properties, wettability and cell spreading before and after intrusive treatment methods (2007) (19)
Bioabsorbable osteosynthetic implants of ultra high strength poly-L-lactide. A clinical study. (1996) (19)
A new biodegradable braided self-expandable PLGA prostatic stent: an experimental study in the rabbit. (2008) (19)
Alloplastic injectable biomaterials for soft tissue augmentation: a report on two cases with complications associated with a new material (DermaLive) and a review of the literature (2003) (18)
A pilot study of a bioabsorbable self‐reinforced poly L‐lactic acid urethral stent combined with finasteride in the treatment of acute urinary retention from benign prostatic enlargement (2000) (18)
Intramedullary fixation of femoral cortical osteotomies with interlocked biodegradable self-reinforced poly-96L/4D-lactide (SR-PLA96) nails. (2004) (18)
Programmed water-induced shape-memory of bioabsorbable poly(d,l-lactide): activation and properties in physiological temperature (2012) (18)
Repair of bone defects with absorbable membranes. A study on rabbits. (1995) (18)
Pliable polylactide plates for guided bone regeneration: Manufacturing and in vitro (2000) (18)
Tissue response to a braided poly-L-lactide implant in an experimental reconstruction of anterior cruciate ligament (1993) (17)
Immersion in antibiotic solution prevents bacterial adhesion onto biodegradable prostatic stents. (1997) (17)
Bone Tissue Engineering: Treatment of Cranial Bone Defects in Rabbits Using Self-Reinforced Poly-L,D-lactide 96/4 Sheets (2002) (17)
Biocompatibility and implantation properties of 2 differently braided, biodegradable, self-reinforced polylactic acid urethral stents: an experimental study in the rabbit. (2005) (17)
Ciprofloxacin-releasing bioabsorbable polymer is superior to titanium in preventing Staphylococcus epidermidis attachment and biofilm formation in vitro. (2006) (17)
Bacterial adherence to silver nitrate coated poly-L-lactic acid urological stents in vitro (2000) (17)
Hydrolytic and environmental degradation of lactic acid based hot melt adhesives (2002) (17)
Comparison of the fixation of subcapital femoral neck osteotomies with absorbable self‐reinfoced poly‐L‐lactide lag‐screws or metallic screws in sheep (1997) (17)
The use of lactic acid-based hot melt adhesive in the industrial lamination process (2003) (17)
Strength retention of self-reinforced polyglycolide membrane: an experimental study. (1995) (16)
Encrustation and strength retention properties of the self-expandable, biodegradable, self-reinforced L-lactide-glycolic acid co-polymer 80:20 spiral urethral stent in vitro. (2003) (16)
The Use of Biodegradable Implants in the Fixation of Small Animal Cancellous Bone Fractures (1988) (16)
A biodegradable expansion plug for the fixation of fractures of the medial malleolus. (1994) (16)
Tissue engineering of bone in muscle by using free periosteal grafts with a self-reinforced polyglycolide membrane scaffold. An experimental study in growing rabbits (2000) (16)
Processing of Resorbable Poly-α-Hydroxy Acids for Use as Tissue-Engineering Scaffolds (2004) (16)
Generation of cartilage from auricular and rib free perichondrial grafts around a self-reinforced polyglycolic acid mould in rabbits. (1994) (16)
Coating of bioactive glass 13-93 fibres with biomedical polymers (2006) (16)
Spin-labeling Investigations of Polyamides and Polyesters. (1971) (15)
Fixation of distal femoral osteotomy with an intramedullary rod: early failure of carbon fibre composite implant in rabbits. (1999) (15)
Fixation of femoral shaft osteotomy with intramedullary metallic or absorbable rod: an experimental study on growing dogs. (1992) (15)
A New Technique for Correction of Trigonocephaly Using Bioabsorbable Osteofixation Tacks and Plates and a Novel Tack-Shooter (2003) (15)
Fixation of horizontal maxillary osteotomies with biodegradable self-reinforced absorbable polylactide plates: preliminary results (2004) (15)
Self-Reinforced Bioactive Glass-Bioabsorbable Polymer Composites (1998) (15)
Molecular interpretation of correlation between polymer glass transition Tg and an e.s.r. parameter T50G (1978) (14)
Platelet responses and coagulation activation on polylactide and heparin-polycaprolactone-L-lactide-coated polylactide stent struts. (2003) (14)
Fixation of distal femoral osteotomies with self-reinforced polymer/bioactive glass rods: an experimental study on rabbits. (2004) (14)
Effects of biodegradable self-reinforced polyglycolic acid, poly-DL-lactic acid and stainless-steel spiral stents on uroepithelium after Nd:YAG laser irradiation of the canine prostate. (1997) (14)
Fixation of femoral shaft osteotomy with an intramedullary composite rod: an experimental study on dogs with a two-year follow-up. (1999) (14)
In Vitro Degradation of Osteoconductive Poly-L/DL-Lactide / β-TCP Composites (2003) (14)
Characterization of human primary osteoblast response on bioactive glass (BaG 13-93)- coated poly-L,DL-lactide (SR-PLA70) surface in vitro. (2006) (14)
Absorbable polylactide pins versus metallic Kirschner wires in the fixation of cancellous bone osteotomies in rats. (1997) (14)
Healing of physeal fracture after fixation with biodegradable self-reinforced polyglycolic acid pins. An experimental study on growing rabbits. (1990) (14)
From past to present and future is today: from inert to multifunctional biomaterials. (2004) (13)
Fiber-reinforced bioactive and bioabsorbable hybrid composites (2008) (13)
Absorbable plugs of self-reinforced poly-L-lactic acid in the internal fixation of rabbit distal femoral osteotomies. (1994) (13)
Novel bioabsorbable antibiotic releasing bone fracture fixation implants. (2004) (13)
Bioabsorbable poly-l/d-lactide (PLDLA) 96/4 triple-stranded bound suture in the modified Kessler repair: an ex vivo static and cyclic tensile testing study in a porcine extensor tendon model (2009) (13)
Holding Power of Bioabsorbable Self-Reinforced Poly-L/DL-Lactide 70/30 Tacks and Miniscrews in Human Cadaver Bone (2003) (13)
Effect of end-groups on the motions of free nitroxyl radicals in poly(ethylene glycol) (1974) (13)
Fixation of distal femoral osteotomies with self-reinforced poly(L/DL)lactide 70 : 30 and self-reinforced poly(L/DL)lactide 70 : 30/bioactive glass composite rods. An experimental study on rabbits (2005) (13)
Spin probe studies on molecular motions of 2,6‐disubstituted poly(phenylene oxides) near glass transition (1974) (12)
HISTOLOGIC ANALYSIS OF BIOABSORBABLE SCLERAL BUCKLING IMPLANTS: An Experimental Study on Rabbits (2005) (12)
Shear-load carrying capacity of cancellous bone after implantation of self-reinforced polyglycolic acid and poly-L-lactic acid pins: experimental study on rats. (2001) (12)
Polyglycolic acid membrane interpositioning for the prevention of skull deformity following experimental craniosynostosis. (1994) (12)
The effects of low-intensity pulsed ultrasound on bioabsorbable self-reinforced poly L-lactide screws. (2002) (12)
Processing and properties of two different poly (ortho esters) (2000) (12)
The use of a biodegradable implant in fracture fixation: a review of the literature and a report of two clinical cases (1988) (11)
Cytotoxicity testing of a new caprolactone-coated self-expanding bioabsorbable self-reinforced poly-l-lactic acid urethral stent (1999) (11)
A method to measure the fusion strength between expanded polystyrene (EPS) beads (1986) (11)
Innovation in multifunctional bioabsorbable osteoconductive drug-releasing hard tissue fixation devices (2006) (11)
A novel inserter instrument (Crossbow) for installation of self-reinforced bioabsorbable arrows into meniscus tissue (2000) (11)
The effect of an intramedullary self-reinforced poly-L-lactide (SR-PLLA) implant on growing bone with special reference to fixation properties. An experimental study on growing rabbits. (1992) (11)
Do intramedullary rods of self-reinforced poly-L-lactide or poly-DL/L-lactide cause lactic acid acidosis in rabbits? (1992) (11)
Intramedullary Nailing of Experimental Femoral Midshaft Osteotomies in Cats with Biodegradable Rods of Polylactic Acid (1992) (11)
The effect of an intramedullary carbon-fiber-reinforced liquid crystalline polymer implant on bone: an experimental study on rabbits. (1998) (11)
The effect of a diagonally placed penetrating biodegradable implant on the epiphyseal plate. An experimental study on growing rabbits with special regard to polydioxanone (1988) (10)
Bioactive Glass Fiber/Polylactide Composite (2000) (10)
Fixation of experimental osteotomies of the distal femur in rabbits with bone cement and cyanoacrylate (2004) (10)
Wound infections associated with absorbable or metallic devices used in the fixation of fractures, arthrodeses and osteotomies (1995) (10)
Absorbable self-reinforced polyglycolide (SR-PGA) screws for the fixation of fractures and osteotomies: strength and strength retention in vitro and in vivo. (1994) (10)
Fixation of distal femoral osteotomies with self-reinforced poly(desamino tyrosyl–tyrosine ethyl ester carbonate) rods: an experimental study on rats (2002) (10)
Self-reinforcement and hydrolytic degradation of amorphous lactic acid based poly(ester-amide), and of its composite with sol-gel derived fibers (2002) (9)
Initial stability of femoral neck osteosynthesis with absorbable self-reinforced poly-L-lactide (SR-PLLA) and metallic screws: a comparative study on 21 cadavers. (1998) (9)
Coating of Bioactive Glass (13-93) Fibers with Bioabsorbable Polymer (2000) (9)
Tissue biocompatibility of a new caprolactone-coated self-reinforced self-expandable poly-L-lactic acid bioabsorbable urethral stent. (1999) (9)
Shear strength of a distal rabbit femur during consolidation of an osteotomy fixed with a polylactide expansion plug. (1994) (9)
Fixation of diaphyseal femoral osteotomy with self-reinforced biodegradable intramedullary implants: an experimental study on growing dogs. (1992) (9)
Spin Labeling of Poly(ethylene Glycols). (1970) (9)
On the mechanism of motions of nitroxyl radicals in polymers (1974) (9)
Comparison of self-reinforced poly-L-lactide and steel wire in fixation of sternotomy in rabbits. (1999) (8)
Reinsertion of the ruptured ulnar collateral ligament of the metacarpophalangeal joint of the thumb with an absorbable self-reinforced polylactide mini tack. (1996) (8)
PERSISTENCE OF INDENTATION WITH BIOABSORBABLE POLY-l/d-LACTIDE VERSUS SILICONE SPONGE SCLERAL BUCKLING IMPLANTS (2005) (8)
Diffusion of nitroxyl spin probes in micellar detergent solutions (1973) (8)
Innovation in multifunctional bioabsorbable osteoconductive drug-releasing hard tissue fixation devices. (2008) (8)
Effect of self-reinforced polyglycolide membrane on osteogenesis: an experimental study in rats (2000) (7)
Coralline hydroxyapatite reinforced with polylactide fibres in lumbar interbody implantation (2005) (7)
Absorbable membranes for bone repair: an experimental study on rabbits. (1994) (7)
Spin Probe Studies on the Dynamic Structure of Dimethyl Sulfoxide-Water Mixtures. (1975) (7)
Strength retention of drawn self-reinforced polyglycolide rods and fixation properties of the distal femoral osteotomies with these rods. An experimental study on rats (2002) (7)
Fixation of osteotomies of the distal femur with absorbable, self-reinforced, poly-L-lactide plates (2004) (7)
Glassy carbon implant as a bone graft substitute: an experimental study on rabbits. (1994) (7)
The effect of pH on the degradation of biodegradable poly(L-lactide-co-glycolide) 80/20 urethral stent material in vitro. (2012) (7)
Melt impregnation parameters (1994) (6)
[Absorbable rods and screws: a new method of fixation for fractures of the olecranon]. (1992) (6)
Fracture morphology of rigid poly (vinylchloride) (1976) (6)
In Vivo Degradation of Composite Membrane of P(ε‐CL/L‐LA) 50/50 Film and P(L/D)LA 96/4 Mesh (2005) (6)
Spin probe studies on high temperature (T >Tg) microdynamics of polyamide 66 fibers (1977) (6)
Heat treatment studies of a TLCP fiber (1993) (6)
Totally Biodegradable Implants for Bone Fixation and Ligament Repair (2000) (6)
The use of absorbable internal fracture fixation devices (1992) (6)
Strength retention of self‐reinforced, absorbable polyglycolide rods in hydrolytic environment (1991) (6)
Injection molding and extrusion of composites of low density polyethylene (ldpe) and plywood grindings (1985) (6)
Development of a bioabsorbable suture anchor. (1999) (6)
Biocompatibility of silver nitrate and ofloxacine coated bioabsorbable SR-PLLA rods (2001) (6)
Ultrasonic moulding of bioabsorbable polymers and polymer/drug composites (1997) (6)
Evaluation of self-reinforced polyglycolide membrane implanted in the subcutis of rabbits. (1999) (5)
The effect of an intramedullary biodegradable self-reinforced polyglycolic acid implant on tubular bone. An experimental study on growing dogs. (1992) (5)
[Musculoskeletal tissue engineering with resorbable polymers]. (2000) (5)
Requirements for Quantitative Analysis of Intimal Reaction in Arteries Treated with Intraluminal Stents (2003) (5)
The after-shrinkage of expanded polystyrene (EPS) and a method to eliminate it at the working temperature range (1986) (5)
Fixation of subcapital femoral osteotomies by poly-L-lactic acid pins (1993) (5)
Pull-Out Strength of Multifunctional Bioabsorbable Ciprofloxacin-Releasing Polylactide-Polyglycolide 80/20 Tacks: An Experimental Study Allograft Cranial Bone (2009) (5)
Bioabsorbable Bronchial Stent in an Animal Model (1998) (5)
Histomorphometric Analysis of Poly-L/D-Lactide 96/4 Sutures in the Gastrocnemius Tendon of Rabbits (2006) (5)
Viscoelasticity of polyethylene oxide melts (1978) (5)
Preparation of glassy carbon from lignins and lignin condensates (1981) (5)
Carbon‐13 nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy of poly(ethy1ene glycol) (1976) (5)
Bioabsorbable laminated membranes for guided bone regeneration. (2002) (5)
Ciprofloxacin-Releasing Bioabsorbable Polymer is Superior to Titanium in Preventing Staphylococcus Epidermidis Attachment and Biofilm Formation In Vitro (2005) (4)
Application of a self-reinforced polyglycolic acid (SR-PGA) membrane to the closure of an abdominal fascial defect in rats. (1999) (4)
On the dynamic state of plasticized poly(vinyl chloride) (1974) (4)
Shear-load carrying capacities of the distal rat femora after osteotomy fixed with self-reinforced polyglycolic acid and poly-L-lactic acid pins (2002) (4)
Polyamide 6/wollastonite composites: Strength properties and their dependence on humidity and temperature (1986) (4)
Segmental motions of spin-labelled poly(ethylene oxide) in dilute solution (1978) (4)
Repair of maxillary alveolar cleft defects with two different bioabsorbable implants: an experimental study in growing rabbits (2001) (4)
Coral Based and Sintered Hydroxylapatite Blocks Reinforced with Fibrous Cage-like Polylactide Composite: A Comparative Study (1991) (4)
Deformation and relaxation studies of polycarbonate using the split Hopkinson pressure bar method (1981) (3)
Early effects of the self-reinforced PGA implant on a growing bone: an experimental study on growing rats. (1994) (3)
Histological evaluation of poly(L-lactide/epsilon-caprolactone) membrane implanted subcutaneously in rats. (1999) (3)
Rotations of nitroxide radicals in condensed polymeric systems (1978) (3)
Fixation of experimental osteotomies with bioabsorbable SR-polylactide–polyglycolide (80/20) polymeric rods (2008) (3)
Bioabsorbable polylactide pins with polymer paste, containing transforming growth factor-b1, in the healing of osteotomies and bone defects (2000) (3)
Thermotropic Unidirectional CF/LCP-Composites and Related Processing Methods (1994) (3)
[Resorbable antibiotic delivery systems in local treatment of chronic osteitis--polyglycolic acid/poly-L-lactide as drug carrier. Experimental studies in vitro]. (1992) (3)
Bioabsorbable materials in urology (2004) (3)
Self-Reinforced Ciprofloxacin-Releasing Polylactide-Co-Glycolide 80/20 Inhibits Attachment and Biofilm Formation by Staphylococcus Epidermidis: An In Vitro Study (2006) (3)
Bioactive Glass 13-93/P(L/DL)LA Composites in Vitro and in Vivo (2000) (3)
Resorbable ciprofloxacin/polyglycol acid carrier in the local therapy of chronic osteitis (1995) (3)
Additional broadening of electron‐spin‐resonance spectra of nitroxyl radicals in poly(ethylene oxide) (1978) (3)
Bioabsorbable composite implants for treatment of bone fractures and osteotomies (2002) (3)
Effect of totally absorbable implant volume on wound infection rate: Study of 2500 operated fractures, osteotomies, and ligament injuries (1997) (3)
Relaxations and radical rotations in polymers (1977) (3)
Studies on Lightweight Glass Fibre-Resin Composites by Destructive and Nondestructive Methods (1984) (3)
Shear strength of loaded porous-glassy-carbon/bone interface—an experimental study on rabbits (2006) (3)
Processing of resorbable poly-alpha-hydroxy acids for use as tissue-engineering scaffolds. (2004) (3)
Bioabsorbable spiral stents in the urethra. (1996) (3)
Flexor tendon healing within the tendon sheath using bioabsorbable poly-l/d-lactide 96/4 suture. A histological in vivo study with rabbits (2014) (2)
In Vitro of Self-Reinforced Composites of Highly Bioactive Glass Loaded Bioabsorbable Polymer (2003) (2)
DSC-studies of the high molecular weight polyethylene (1984) (2)
A tensile testing machine for a scanning electron microscope; its structure, properties and applications (1985) (2)
Motion of a spin probe in hexagonal and lamellar potassium palmitate (1974) (2)
Bone tissue concentrations of ciprofloxacin released from biodegradable screws implanted in rabbits skull (2012) (2)
Chemical vapour deposition of titanium carbide on glass-like carbon (1981) (2)
Interaction of microporous glassy carbon and living tissue (2006) (2)
Experimental osteotomy fixed with composite resins (2004) (1)
Development of Multifunctional Materials (MFM): Bioabsorbable Drug-Releasing Hard Tissue Fixation Screws (2005) (1)
Influence of Fillers on the Process of Polypropylene (1986) (1)
Critical matrix material content of a light glass wool composite (1985) (1)
Holding power of metallic screws in cancellous bone and metallic plates in cortical bone. An experimental study on rabbits using polymethylmethacrylate and bone graft as supporting material. (1992) (1)
[Treatment of dislocated malleolar fractures with biodegradable osteosynthesis material]. (1987) (1)
Microscopical Characterization of Poly-L/D-Lactide (PLDLA) 96/4 Sutures in the Achilles Tendon of Rabbits (2005) (1)
Dynamic mechanical properties of a thermotropic liquid-crystalline fibre (1992) (1)
Effect of compression moulding temperature on the mechanical properties of self-reinforced polylactide-calcium phosphate composites (2001) (1)
Dependence of the strength and structure of expanded polystyrene on processing in the block moulding method (1987) (1)
Anterior thoracoplasty stabilized with a resorbable, self-reinforced poly-L-lactide acid plate in the correction of pectus excavatum (1994) (1)
Electrical Conductivities of Polyazophenylene Based Amorphous Carbon. (1977) (1)
BIODEGRADABLE SELF-REINFORCED POLYGLYCOLIC ACID SPIRAL STENT IN PREVENTION OF POSTOPERATIVE URINARY RETENTION PROSTATECTOMY AFTER VISUAL LASER ABLATION OF THE PROSTATE-LASER (1996) (1)
EFFICACY OF CIPROFLOXACIN RELEASING BONE DEFECT FILLER FOR TREATMENT OF EXPERIMENTAL OSTEOMYELITIS DUE TO STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS (2005) (1)
Investigation of the effect of ciprofloxacin-releasing bioabsorbable implant on staphylococcus epidermidis attachment and biofilm formation in vitro (2004) (0)
A surgical staples (1998) (0)
Mechanical and histologic evaluation of the braided poly-L-lactide fibre implant as an augmentation device in experimental anterior cruciate ligament repair (1993) (0)
Biodegradable Fixation in the Treatment of Displaced Malleolar Fractures (1988) (0)
Materiau biocomposite a usage chirurgical et procede de production dudit materiau (1987) (0)
In vivo characterization poly-L/D-lactide (PLDLA) 96/4 sutures in the Achilles tendon of rabbits (2004) (0)
Implant anatomique a fixation (1999) (0)
Bioabsorbable, oriented, formulated fastening material and media (2011) (0)
Dispositif médical et sa fabrication (2008) (0)
J. Johan Lindberg *18.9.1921 +28.6.2008: in memoriam (2008) (0)
Implant for fixing bone sections (1998) (0)
[From gold to tissue engineering, direction towards the optimal correction and replacement]. (2004) (0)
Coating of microporous glassy carbon with nonporous surface layer (1984) (0)
Modeling Porous Glass Wool Composite Strength (2021) (0)
New Bioabsorbable Scleral Buckling Implants: Histological Evaluation in Rabbits (2000) (0)
Tool for inserting a suture anchor element (1998) (0)
Guided bone regeneration of Experimental Maxillary Alveolar Cleft Defects in Growing Rabbits with a New Bioabsorbable Composite Membrane of Polyactive ® and Bioactive Glass n : o 1393 (2004) (0)
Bioasorbable osteofixation used devices in 165 cranial and maxillofacial cases: a multicenter report (2004) (0)
Hydroxyl alkyl starchester and their preparation and use (1997) (0)
Materials and surgical devices, and their use in the fixation of bone fractures, osteotomies or arthrodesis or joint injuries or reconstruction of bone tissue growth. (1988) (0)
A surgical fastening device for the treatment of tissue (1998) (0)
An empirical model of the strength of a porous glass wool composite (1985) (0)
[Bioabsorbable devices in bone surgery]. (2004) (0)
Melt-strength composition, process for their manufacture and use thereof (1996) (0)
Biodegradable suture anchor (1998) (0)
220 The reactions of rat brain tissue to a new bioerodible copolymer as implants (1996) (0)
Effect of humidity and temperature on the properties of wollastonite filled polyamide 6 (1987) (0)
Resorbable fixation of mandibular fractures (2004) (0)
Interactions of periodontal pathogens and Biofix®, a self-reinforced polyglycolide membrane (1996) (0)
Three-Fibre Method for Measuring Glass Fibre to Thermoplastic Bond Strength (1986) (0)
Medical device and its manufacturing (2007) (0)
O1121 BIOABSORBABLE FIXATION IN ORTHOPAEDICS AND TRAUMATOLOGY (2004) (0)
Overview of bioabsorbable biomaterials: development of multifunctional osteoconductive drug-releasing hard tissue fixation screws (2004) (0)
Bioabsorbable drug delivery device (2000) (0)
Inability of Local Application of Transforming Growth Factor-beta, Combined to Bioabsorbable Polymer Mass, to Promote Healing of Bone Defects in the Distal Femur (1999) (0)
Dispositif chirurgical resorbable a structure stratifiee composite (1986) (0)
A surgical system for attachment of tissue (2000) (0)
Dispositif d'implant multifonctionnel (2004) (0)
System for inserting a urethral stent (2000) (0)
Transphyseal biodegradable fixation of physeal fractures with self-reinforced polyglycolide (SR-PGA) pins in children (1991) (0)
Study of biomechanical properties of self-reinforced bioabsorbable implants for use in small bone fixation in the hand (2004) (0)
Biodegradable implant made of a polymer-based material and process for its manufacture (1996) (0)
The polymerization of a phenolformaldehyde resin in a porous glasswool composite (1986) (0)
And bioactive compounds and bio-absorbable surgical devices. (1999) (0)
surgical apparatus used for the immobilization of bone fractures (1984) (0)
Tool for inserting a suture anchor (1998) (0)
Dispositif chirurgical d'immobilisation d'os fractures (1985) (0)
481: Uretretal Drainage Properties of a Partial Self-Degradable Self-Expanding Braided Self-Reinforced Polylactideglycolide Copolymer (SR-PLGA) Ureteral Stent (2004) (0)
Comparison of properties of polylactides and P(CL/LLA) (50:50) copolymers (1997) (0)
962Tissue in vivo biocompatibility of new biodegradable drug-eluting stent materials (2005) (0)
Resorbable multifunctional antibiotic releasing tacks (2004) (0)
Multilayer composite, absorbable biologically, for the guided regeneration of bone tissue. (1999) (0)
Anatomic implant fixation. (1999) (0)

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