title: Three-year follow-up of bioabsorbable PLLA cages for lumbar interbody fusion: in vitro and in vivo degradation.
authors.affiliation: Stryker Orthopaedics, Mahwah, NJ, USA.
authors.forename: Deger C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Tunc
authors.forename: Martijn
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: van Dijk
authors.forename: Theo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Smit
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Higham
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Burger
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wuisman
mesh_terms: D020341:Absorbable Implants; D000818:Animals; D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006041:Goats; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008422:Materials Testing; D018583:Pliability; D011091:Polyesters / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D011859:Radiography; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000379:methods*; D014783:Viscosity
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D011091:Polyesters; C033616:poly(lactide)