When I assumed the editorship of the Applied Biornaterials section of the Journal of Biomedical Materials Research two years ago, I anticipated that the article-reviewing process would be relatively simple: I would simply submit all papers to two reviewers and follow their judgment, assuming they ag
The editor's corner
โ Scribed by ?Dan? Daniels, A. U.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1988
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 285 KB
- Volume
- 22
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0021-9304
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โฆ Synopsis
Clinical performance evaluation
Clinical performance is the ultimate test of implant devices and biomaterials used in surgery. To evaluate the role of devices and materials in determining clinical performance, and the need for related standardized terminology and methods, it is necessary first to understand the general nature of clinical performance evaluation.
The first two factors which must be considered in implant clinical performance evaluation are (a) the degree to which a mode of treatment employing the device provides restoration of body function and (b) the length of time over which a
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