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                            Mäkelä P, Pohjonen T, Törmälä P, Waris T, Ashammakhi 
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                            Germany 3-7 September 2002.  
                             
                             
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                             Mäkelä 
                            P, Pohjonen T, Törmälä P, Waris T, Ashammakhi N. Strength 
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                            Kangas J, Paasimaa S, Mäkelä P, Leppilahti J, Törmälä 
                            P, Waris T, Ashammakhi N. Comparison of Tensile Strength 
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                            Mäkelä P, Ashammakhi N, Ruuskanen M, Serlo W, Pohjonen 
                            T, Waris T, Törmälä P. Comparison of Poly-L-Lactide(PLLA) 
                            and Steel Wire Used for Craniotomy Closure. An Experimental 
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                            Mäkelä P.A, Ruuskanen M, Ashammakhi N, Kallioinen 
                            M, Pohjonen T, Serlo W, Törmälä P, Waris T. Comparison 
                            of Biodegradable Self-Reinforced Poly-L-Lactide (SR-PLLA) 
                            and Steel Wire in Fixation of Sternotomy. An Experimental 
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