A review of pyrolytic carbon: application in bone and joint surgery
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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.
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