Injectable, settable polyurethane biocomposites for bone remodeling in weight-bearing and contaminated fractures.
Of the nearly 1.6 million bone graft procedures conducted annually to treat bone fractures in the U.S., ~25% of these fracture patients require rehospitalization due to graft failure. Injectable and settable synthetic bone grafts that possess initial quasi-static mechanical strength and dynamic fati...
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VANDERBILT
2015
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| Online Access: | http://etd.library.vanderbilt.edu/available/etd-03162015-105729/ |