| Literature DB >> 11938506 |
M Svehla1, P Morberg, W Bruce, B Zicat, W R Walsh.
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This study examined the role of substrate preparation and hydroxyapatite (HA) coating thickness on bone ongrowth and shear strength in a bilateral bicortical sheep model. Plasma-sprayed and grit-blasted titanium implants with different thickness HA coatings were examined at 4, 8, 12, and 26 weeks after implantation. Shear strength increased with time for all implants. Plasma-sprayed implants were superior to grit-blasted implants at all time points. The 100-microm-thick HA layer used in the present study provided greater fixation and ongrowth and less resorption compared with the 50-microm-thick layer. We did not observe any advantage in using a thicker HA coating for the titanium substrates examined.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 11938506 DOI: 10.1054/arth.2002.30410
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Arthroplasty ISSN: 0883-5403 Impact factor: 4.757