A review of pyrolytic carbon: application in bone and joint surgery.
The authors review pyrolytic carbon as a biomaterial. Its potential applications in bone and joint surgery are discussed. This manuscript includes work performed in the early 1980s through present day research.
Tian
C L
CL
Orthopedic Department, Jilin Central Hospital, Peoples Republic of China.
Hetherington
V J
VJ
Reed
S
S
D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000601:surgery*; D002244:Carbon; D006801:Humans; D007595:Joint Prosthesis; D007596:Joints / Q000601:surgery*; D019736:Prostheses and Implants
D001672:Biocompatible Materials; C009139:pyrolytic carbon; D002244:Carbon