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Resorbable Fixation Materials

Resorbable Fixation Materials is a class of biodegradable medical devices used in craniofacial surgery that provide temporary mechanical stabilization of bone fragments while gradually being absorbed by the body through physiological processes, thereby eliminating the need for secondary removal procedures.

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2017–2026

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Absorbable Fixation Materials

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Publications

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Resorbable materials of poly(l-lactide). VI. Plates and screws for internal fracture fixation

Jan W. Leenslag, A. J. Pennings, R. Bös et al. · Biomaterials · 1987 · 293 citations

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Resorbable PLLA-PGA Plate and Screw Fixation in Pediatric Craniofacial Surgery: Clinical Experience in 1883 Patients

Barry L. Eppley, Louis Morales, Robert J. Wood et al. · Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery · 2004 · 249 citations

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A Comparison of Resorbable and Metallic Fixation in Healing of Calvarial Bone Grafts

Barry L. Eppley, A. Michael Sadove · Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery · 1995 · 111 citations

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A randomized controlled trial of resorbable versus titanium fixation for orthognathic surgery

Lim Kwong Cheung, Lop Keung Chow, Wai Kuen Chiu · Oral Surgery Oral Medicine Oral Pathology Oral Radiology and Endodontology · 2004 · 98 citations

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Performance of sliding knots in monofilament and multifilament suture material

J.B. Trimbos, E.J.C. van Rijssel, P. J. Klopper · Obstetrics and Gynecology · 1986 · 97 citations

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Authors

223

  1. BL
    Barry L. Eppley

    Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis, United States

    11 publications · 676 citations

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  2. AM
    A. Michael Sadove

    Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis, United States

    6 publications · 524 citations

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  3. JM
    Jay M. Pensler

    Northwestern University, United States

    2 publications · 310 citations

    2

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  4. RE
    Ralph E. Holmes

    University of California San Diego, United States

    2 publications · 51 citations

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  5. RB
    R. Bös

    University of Groningen, Netherlands

    2 publications · 321 citations

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Institutions

108

  1. Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis

    Indianapolis, United States

    10 h-index

    21 publications

    914 citations

  2. Indianapolis Zoo

    Indianapolis, United States

    5 h-index

    13 publications

    486 citations

  3. University of California San Diego

    San Diego, United States

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    179 citations

  4. Case Western Reserve University

    Cleveland, United States

    3 h-index

    8 publications

    287 citations

  5. Indiana University School of Medicine

    Indianapolis, United States

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    353 citations

  6. University Medical Center

    Lubbock, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    136 citations

  7. University Hospitals of Cleveland

    Cleveland, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    50 citations

  8. Tampere University

    Tampere, Finland

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    88 citations

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  1. Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

    8 publications · 280 citations

    8

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  2. Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

    5 publications · 492 citations

    5

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  3. PubMed

    Repository · 4 publications · 96 citations

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  5. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

    3 publications · 102 citations

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