Metacarpal fracture fixation with absorb
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Maruyama, Toru ;Saha, Subrata ;Mongiano, Daniel O. ;Mudge, Kenneth
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Article
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1996
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Self-reinforced polyglycolide (SR-PGA) rods have been used widely for fracture fixation as an alternative to metallic implants. However, because of its insufficient strength and strength retention, the use of SR-PGA has been restricted to fractures or osteotomies of low stress bearing cancellous bon