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                          Ashammakhi N, Renier D, Arnaud E, Marchac D, Ninkovic M, Donaway D, Jones B, Serlo W, Laurikainen K, Törmälä P, Waris T. Results of Multicenter EU Study on Use of Bioabsorbable Devices in Craniofacial Surgery. 3rd International Symposium on Advanced Biomaterials /Biomechanics (ISAB2), Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 3-6.4.2005. 
                           
 
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                            Serlo W, Ashammakhi N, Länsman S, Törmälä P, Waris T. Clinical Application of Bioabsorbbale Tacks and Plates in CMF Surgery. 15th Interdisciplinary Research Conference on Biomaterials (GRIBOI 2005), Shanghai, China, 18-20.3.2005. 
                             
                           
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                            Ashammakhi N, Renier D, Arnaud E, Marchac D, Ninkovic M, Donaway D, Jones B, Serlo W, Laurikainen K, Törmälä P, Waris T. EU Funded Project: Successful Use of Biosorb Osteofixation Devices in 165 Cranial and Maxillofacial Cases: a Multicentric Report. University of Oulu Faculty of Medicine Science Day, Oulu, Finland, February 22, 2005. P-27. 
                             
                         
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                          Ashammakhi N, Renier D, Arnaud E, Marchac D, Ninkovic M, Donaway D, Jones B, Serlo W, Laurikainen K, Törmälä P, Waris T. A Multicenter Study on Resorbable Craniomaxillofacial Osteofixation. E.S.P.R.A.S. appointed 5th Congress of the Croatian Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Dubrovnik - Cavtat, Croatia, 15-20.10.2004, P5. 
                           
                           
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                          Serlo W, Törmälä P, Waris T, Ashammakhi N. Novel Method for Correction of Trigonocephaly in Children. E.S.P.R.A.S. appointed 5th Congress of the Croatian Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Dubrovnik - Cavtat, Croatia, 15-20.10.2004, P26. 
                           
                           
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                            Serlo W, Ashammakhi N, Länsman S, Törmälä P, Waris T. Report on A New Technique for Correction of Trigonocephaly Using Bioabsorbable Osteofixation Tacks and Plates and a Novel Tack-Shooter. XIV Conference on Biomaterials in Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, Rytro, Poland, 10-13.10.2004.  
                             
                              
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                              Ashammakhi N, Renier D, Arnaud E, Marchac D, Ninkovic M, Donaway D, Jones B, Serlo W, Laurikainen K, Törmälä P, Waris T. Bioasorbable Osteofixation Used Devices in 165 Cranial and Maxillofacial Cases: A Multicenter Report. XIV Conference on Biomaterials in Medicine and Veterinary Medicine, Rytro, Poland, 10-13.10.2004. 
                               
                              
                         
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                            Serlo W, Törmälä P, Waris T, Ashammakhi N. Use of Novel Bioabsorbable Tacks for Correction of Trigonocephaly. II Iberian Congress on Biomaterials (BIOÉvora2004), Évora, Portugal, 9-11.9.2004. 
                              
                           
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                            Ashammakhi N, Renier D, Arnaud E, Marchac D, Ninkovic M, Donaway D, Jones B, Serlo W, Laurikainen K, Törmälä P, Waris T. European Multicenter Study on the Use of Biosorb Osteofixation Devices in 165 Cranial and Maxillofacial Cases. II Iberian Congress on Biomaterials (BIOÉvora2004), Évora, Portugal, 9-11.9.2004. 
                             
                           
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                            Serlo W, Törmälä P, Waris T, Ashammakhi N. Correction of Trigonocephaly with Bioabsorbable Tacks and Plates. 5th ANNUAL SEMINAR OF “TISSUE ENGINEERING AND MEDICAL, DENTAL AND VETERINARY BIOMATERIAL RESEARCH GROUP (BRG)”, Biomedicum, Helsinki, Finland, June 1st, 2004. 
                             
                             
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                            Ashammakhi N, Renier D, Arnaud E, Marchac D, Ninkovic M, Donaway D, Jones B, Serlo W, Laurikainen K, Törmälä P, Waris T. Multicenter Study on the Use of Biosorb Osteofixation Devices in 165 Cranial and Maxillofacial Cases: A Multicenter Report. 5th ANNUAL SEMINAR OF “TISSUE ENGINEERING AND MEDICAL, DENTAL AND VETERINARY BIOMATERIAL RESEARCH GROUP (BRG)”, Biomedicum, Helsinki, Finland, June 1st, 2004. 
                              
                             
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                            Ashammakhi N, Renier D, Arnaud E, Marchac D, Ninkovic M, Donaway D, Jones B, Serlo W, Laurikainen K, Törmälä P and Waris T. Successful Use of Biosorb Osteofixation Devices in 165 Cranial and Maxillofacial Cases: A Multicenter Report. J Craniofac Surg 2004; 15(4):692-701. 
                             
                                                     
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                          Waris E, Ashammakhi N, Waris V, Serlo W, Suuronen R, Törmälä P, Konttinen YT, Santavirta S. Biohajoavat kiinnittimet luukirurgiassa. Suom Hammaslääkäril 2004; 16:900-907. (Full text) 
                           
                           
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                            Waris E, Ashammakhi N, Waris V, Serlo W, Suuronen R, Törmälä P, Konttinen YT, Santavirta S. Biohajoavat kiinnittimet luukirurgiassa. Duodecim 2004; 120(6):673-681.  (Full text) 
                             
                              
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                          Ashammakhi
                          N, Waris T, Serlo W and Törmälä P. Self-reinforcedBioabsorbable
                          Devices for Osteofixation of Craniofacial Bones. Chapter
                          7. In: Biomaterials in Orthopedics. Advanced Applications
                          of Basic Science and Bioengineering. Donald L. Wise,
                          Vasif Hasirci, Kai-Uwe Lewandrowski, Michael J. Yaszemski,
                          David E. Altobelli, and Debra J. Trantolo (Eds.). Marcel
                          Dekker, NY. 2004, pp. 169-184. 
                       
                          
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                            Serlo W, Ashammakhi N, Törmälä P, Waris T. A New Technique for Cranial Bone Osteofixation: 
                              Use of Bioabsorbable Tacks and Plates to Fix Parietal 
                              Bone Split Grafts Used for Reconstruction of a Post-traumatic 
                              Frontal Bone Defect. A case report. Oulu University 
                              Science Day 18 Feb 2003, Oulu, Finland. 
                             
                           
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                            Serlo W, Ashammakhi N, Länsman S, Törmälä P, Waris 
                            T. A New Technique for Correction of Trigonocephaly 
                            Using New Bioabsorbable Osteofixation Tacks and Plates 
                            and a Novel Tack-shooter. J Craniofac Surg  
                            2003; 14(1):92-96 
                             
                           
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                            Ashammakhi N, Serlo W, Törmälä P, Waris T. Use of 
                            Bioabsorbable Tacks and Plates to Fix Parietal Bone 
                            Split Grafts Used for Reconstruction of a Post-traumatic 
                            Frontal Bone Defect. The 16th Congress of the European 
                            Association for Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery, Muenster, 
                            Germany 3-7 September 2002.  
                             
                             
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                            Serlo W, Ashammakhi N, Länsman S, Törmälä P, Waris 
                            T. Clinical application of A New Technique for Correction 
                            of Trigonocephaly: Use of Bioabsorbable Osteofixation 
                            Tacks, Tack-shooter and Plates. The 16th Congress 
                            of the European Association for Cranio-Maxillofacial 
                            Surgery, Muenster, 
                            Germany 3-7 September 2002.  
                             
                             
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                            Länsman S, Serlo W, Linna O, Törmälä P, Waris T, Ashammakhi N. Treatment of pectus excavatum with bioabsorbable 
                            polylactide plates: Preliminary results. J Pediatr 
                            Surg. 2002 Sep;37(9):1281-6. 
                             
                             
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                            Serlo W, Ashammakhi N, Waris T, Törmälä T. A new technique 
                            for cranial bone osteofixation: Use of absorbable 
                            tacks and plates to fix parietal bone split grafts 
                            for post-traumatic frontal bone defect reconstruction. 
                            J Craniofac Surg 2002; 13(2):331-6 
                           
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                            Serlo W, Kaarela O.I, Peltoniemi H, Merikanto J, Ashammakhi 
                            N, Lassila K, Pohjonen T, Törmälä P, Wris T.H. Self-Reinforced 
                            Polylactide Osteosynthesis Devices in Craniofacial 
                            Surgery. A Long-Term Follow-Up Study. Scand J Plast 
                            Reconstr Surg Hand Surg 2001; 35(3):285-292 
                             
                             
                             
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                            Ashammakhi N, Waris T, Peltoniemi H, Waris E, Suuronen 
                            R, Serlo W, Törmälä P. Developments in Craniomaxillofacial 
                            Surgery: Use of Self-reinforced Polyglycolide and 
                            Polylactide Osteofixation Devices. Review. Plast Reconstr 
                            Surg 108(1):167-180, 2001 
                             
                             
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                            Serlo W, Ashammakhi N, Törmälä P, Waris T. Case Report: 
                            A New Technique for Correction of Trigonocephaly in 
                            An Infant: Application of An Absorbable Endocranial 
                            Plate. Child's N System 2000, 16: 595-597 
                             
                             
                             
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                            Serlo W, Ashammakhi N, Kaarela O, Peltoniemi H, Merikanto 
                            J, Pohjonen T, Törmälä P, Waris T H. Experience with 
                            reliable biodegradable osteofixation devices in craniofacial 
                            surgery. Long-term follow-up of 16 patients. The 29th 
                            Cong of the Scand Assoc of Oral and Maxillofac Surgeon 
                            (SFOMK 2000), 8-10 June 2000, Oulu, Finland 
                             
                             
                             
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                            Ashammakhi N, Serlo W, Kaarela O, Peltoniemi H , Merikanto 
                            J, Pohjonen T, Törmälä P, Waris T. Experience with 
                            Biodegradable Osteofixation Devices in Craniofacial 
                            Surgery. Long-Term Follow-up of 16 Patients. XV Congress 
                            of the European Association for Cranio-Maxillofacial 
                            Surgery, 5-9 Sep. 2000, Edinburgh, UK 
                             
                             
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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 
                            Study. Surgery online (http://www.surgeonline.com) 
                            (Sep-Oct 1999) 
                             
                             
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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 
                            Study in Rabbits. Ann Chir Gynaecol 1999; 88:318-321 
                             
                             
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                            Waris T, Ashammakhi N, Pernu H, Serlo W. Internal 
                            Mammary Vascularized Costochondral Free Flap. Surgery 
                            online (http://www.surgeonline.com) (Sep-Oct 1999) 
                             
                             
                             
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                            Waris T, Marchac D, Anderl H, Nincovic M, Muehlbauer
                            W, Jones B, Lanritzen C, Ashammakhi N, Serlo W, Törmälä P.
                            New biodegradable osteofixation devices for craniofacial
                            surgery. Preliminary results from a European Union
                            demonstration project. Conference to launch the European
                            Union's Fifth Framework Programme for research. Essen,
                            Germany. 25-26 Feb. 1999.  
                             
                             
                             
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                            Waris T, Serlo W, Lepojärvi M, Ashammakhi N, Oikarinen 
                            K, Pernu H, Kaarela O, Teerikangas H. Costochondral 
                            Free Flaps Based on Internal Mammary Vessels. Scandinavian 
                            Surgical Society. Biennial Congress. June 6-9, 1999, 
                            Turku, Finland. Published in Ann Chir Gynaecol 1999, 
                            88(2): 109-76. Abstract No. 66. 
                             
                             
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                            Waris T, Marchac D, Anderl H, Nincovic M, Muhlbaner 
                            W, Jones B, Lanrizen C, Ashammakhi N, Serlo W, Törmälä 
                            P. A New Method for Treatment of Craniofacial Syndromes 
                            Using Biodegradable Devices. Poster. EC Life Sciences 
                            Demonstration Conference, Upsala, Sweden. 11-14 Oct. 
                            1998.  
                           
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                            Waris T, Serlo W, Merikanto J, Ohman J, Hukki 
                            J, Rautio J, Rantanen M, Pernu H, Mäkelä P, Lauritzen 
                            C, Pohjonen T, Törmälä P: Biodegradable self-reinforced 
                            (SR-PLLA) polylactide in craniofacial surgery. Nordisk 
                            Plastikkirurgisk Förenings XXIV kongress, 8.6.-11.6.1992, 
                            Åbo, Finland.  
                           
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                            Ruuskanen M, Mäkelä P, Kallioinen M, Kaarela O, 
                            Waris T, Serlo W, Heikkinen E, Virtanen M, Laiho 
                            J, Törmälä P: Experimental thoracoplasties using 
                            biodegradable implants. The 40th Annual Meeting of 
                            the Scandinavian Association for Thoracic and Cardiovascular 
                            Surgery and the Scandinavian Society for Extracorporeal 
                            Technology 21.-23.8.1991, Umeå, Sweden.  
                             
                             
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