Biodegradable medical implants: a new hope to reduce device-associated infections

Bone fractures often require fixation devices that frequently need to be surgically removed. These implants and procedures turn the patient more prone to develop medical device-associated infections, and osteomyelitis associated with trauma is a challenging complication for orthopedists. In recent y...

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Main Author: José Carlos do Coito Paiva (author)
Format: masterThesis
Language:eng
Published: 2022
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10216/143714
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio-aberto.up.pt:10216/143714