Nylon bands as bone cerclage - experimental study in rabbits and rats

The aim of this study was to evaluate the biocampatibility of the commercial nylon band used as bone cerclage, comparing with traditional metal cerclage wires. Twenty one rabbits and fifteen rats, healthy and without orthopedics problems were used. A commercial nylon band and a surgical stainless st...

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Main Authors: Claudia Valéria Seullner Brandão, Pedro Afonso Urgel Martins Costa Antunes, Caroline Abreu Estanislau, Maria Jaqueline Mamprim, Leandro Teixeira, Carlos Roberto Padovani, Paulo Vinicius Tertuliano Marinho, Bruno Watanabe Minto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Londrina 2013-12-01
Series:Semina: Ciências Agrárias
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Online Access:http://www.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/semagrarias/editor/submission/14362