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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Format: | masterThesis |
Language: | eng |
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2022
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Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10216/143714 |
Country: | Portugal |
Oai: | oai:repositorio-aberto.up.pt:10216/143714 |