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Plasma Polymer — High-Porosity Silver Composite Coating for Infection Prophylaxis in Intramedullary Nailing

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  1. Klinik und Poliklinik für Unfallchirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Giessen, Rudolf-Buchheim-Straße 7, 35385, Giessen, Germany

    V. Alt & R. Schnettler

  2. Bio-Gate Bioinnovative Materials GmbH, Wiener Straße 12, 28359, Bremen, Germany

    M. Wagener

  3. Fraunhofer Institut für Fertigungstechnik und Angewandte Materialforschung, Wiener Straße 12, 28359, Bremen, Germany

    D. Salz

  4. Bio-Gate Bioinnovative Materials GmbH, Neumeyer Straße 48, 90411, Nürnberg, Germany

    T. Bechert & P. Steinrücke

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  1. Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, Republic of China

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  2. Centre de Traumatologie et d’Orthopédie, 10 Avenue A. Baumann, 67400, Illkirch-Graffenstaden, France

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  3. Klinik und Poliklinik für Unfallchirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Gießen, Rudolf-Buchheim-Str. 7, 35385, Gießen, Germany

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Alt, V., Wagener, M., Salz, D., Bechert, T., Steinrücke, P., Schnettler, R. (2006). Plasma Polymer — High-Porosity Silver Composite Coating for Infection Prophylaxis in Intramedullary Nailing. In: Leung, KS., et al. Practice of Intramedullary Locked Nails. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-32345-7_30

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