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Rapid Communication| Volume 22, ISSUE 2, P299-301, March 1997

Pre- and postimplantation dynamic mechanical properties of silastic HP-100 finger joints

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    1 From the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, PA; and the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
    Sanjiv H. Naidu
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    Reprint requests: Sanjiv H. Naidu, MD, Hershey Medical Center, P.O. Box 850, Hershey, PA 17033.
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    1 From the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, PA; and the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
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    Hershey, PA, USA
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    1 From the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, PA; and the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
    Jove Graham
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    1 From the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, PA; and the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
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    Hershey, PA, USA
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    1 From the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, PA; and the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
    Campbell Laird
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    1 From the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, PA; and the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
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    Hershey, PA, USA
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    1 From the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, PA; and the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
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      Dynamic mechanical properties of Silastic HP-100 finger joint implants were studied. Sixteen sections of unimplanted and 14 sections of retrieved implants were analyzed with standard thermal analysis techniques. Results show that implantation does not alter the viscoelastic properties of Silastic HP-100 elastomers. The authors conclude that fracture of Silastic HP-100 implants cannot be attributed to changes in rheologic properties of the implanted elastomer.
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