Can Polyether Ether Ketone Dethrone Titanium as the Choice Implant Material for Metastatic Spine Tumor Surgery?
Naresh Kumar, Sridharan Alathur Ramakrishnan, Keith Gerard Lopez, Sirisha Madhu, Miguel Rafael David Ramos, Jerry Ying Hsi Fuh, James Thomas Patrick Decourcy Hallinan, Colum Patrick Nolan, Lorin M. Benneker, Balamurugan Vellayappan
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MedicineTitaniumImplantSPINE (molecular biology)SurgeryPolyether ether ketoneKetoneRadiologyPeekBioinformaticsOrganic chemistryPolymerChemistryBiologyManagement of metastatic bone diseaseSpine and Intervertebral Disc PathologyOrthopaedic implants and arthroplasty