In vivo experimental study of anterior cervical fusion using bioactive polyetheretherketone in a canine model.

<h4>Background</h4>Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) is a widely accepted biomaterial, especially in the field of spinal surgery. However, PEEK is not able to directly integrate with bone tissue, due to its bioinertness. To overcome this drawback, various studies have described surface coating...

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Main Authors: Takayoshi Shimizu, Shunsuke Fujibayashi, Seiji Yamaguchi, Bungo Otsuki, Yaichiro Okuzu, Tomiharu Matsushita, Tadashi Kokubo, Shuichi Matsuda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0184495&type=printable
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