Biodegradable lean Mg-Dy alloy enhances bone repair in senile osteoporotic fractures by modulating macrophage mediated immune microenvironment

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Biodegradable lean Mg-Dy alloy enhances bone repair in senile osteoporotic fractures by modulating macrophage mediated immune microenvironment

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