In Vitro Release of Antibiotics from Commercial PMMA Beads and Articulating Hip Spacers
✍ Scribed by Dirk Jan F. Moojen; Bram Hentenaar; H. Charles Vogely; Abraham J. Verbout; René M. Castelein; Wouter J.A. Dhert
- Book ID
- 113467788
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 299 KB
- Volume
- 23
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1532-8406
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