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Laitinen, Outi ;Pihlajamäki, Harri ;Sukura, Antti ;Böstman, Ole
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Article
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2002
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract The increasing clinical use of biodegradable implants in orthopedic surgery makes it necessary to determine their long‐term behavior in tissues. In this study, a biodegradable screw made of poly‐L‐lactide (PLLA) was inserted axially into the right distal femur in 18 rabbits. The degrada