| Literature DB >> 23689912 |
B Aksakal1, M Kom, H B Tosun, M Demirel.
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to show and compare the fixation and osteointegration capability of metallic and bioabsorbable interference screws. For this, 8×20-mm interference screws were implanted into the bone tunnel in the proximal tibial metaphysis of sheep. The nano- (25 nm±0.8) and microscale (25 μm±0.5) hydroxyapatite were both dip-coated on Ti6Al4 V interference screws via an in vivo study. After the initial 12 weeks of postoperative, the pullout test, histopathology, X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy examinations were performed. This multidisiplined work showed that the coated screws particularly those with nano-sized-HA coating and the bioabsorbable screws enhanced fixation and provided better stabilization, bone ingrowth and osteointegration than that of uncoated and microscale HA-coated screws. The bioabsorbable screws showed better histopathologic results.Entities:
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Year: 2013 PMID: 23689912 DOI: 10.1007/s00590-013-1236-8
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol ISSN: 1633-8065