作者: A. Ravaglioli , A. Krajewski
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-011-2336-5_1
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摘要: The use of certain materials as constituents surgical implants is not new. Substitutions bone parts for repairing seriously damaged portions the human body have been reported since pre-Christian era. Either bronze or copper were then chiefly utilized, probably in circumstances requiring assembly fractured parts. In these cases chances successful results good provided that poisoning effect caused by an excess Cu2+ ions circulating was overcome once piece had completely dissolved and fractures sutured.