Microhardness of bone at the interface w
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Stea, S. ;Visentin, M. ;Savarino, L. ;Ciapetti, G. ;Donati, M. E. ;Moroni, A. ;C
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Article
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1995
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract We evaluated bone microhardness at the interface with hydroxyapatite‐coated stainless‐steel pins used in an external fracture fixation system. Pins were transversally inserted into the diaphyses of sheep tibiae and were loaded in for 6 weeks. Uncoated pins were implanted as controls. Mi