title: A review of pyrolytic carbon: application in bone and joint surgery.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Orthopedic Department, Jilin Central Hospital, Peoples Republic of China.
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Tian
authors.forename: V J
authors.initials: VJ
authors.lastname: Hetherington
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Reed
mesh_terms: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000601:surgery*; D002244:Carbon; D006801:Humans; D007595:Joint Prosthesis; D007596:Joints / Q000601:surgery*; D019736:Prostheses and Implants
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; C009139:pyrolytic carbon; D002244:Carbon