The effect of an intramedullary biodegradable self-reinforced polyglycolic acid implant on tubular bone. An experimental study on growing dogs
Autor: | Pertti Törmälä, E. Antero Mäkelä, Hannu Miettinen, Pentti Rokkanen, Jyrki Vainio |
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Rok vydání: | 1992 |
Předmět: |
Growing dog
Tubular bone medicine.medical_specialty Radiography Biomedical Engineering Biophysics Dentistry Bioengineering Self reinforced Bone and Bones law.invention Biomaterials Intramedullary rod Dogs law Medicine Animals Femur Bone Development Tibia business.industry Histology Prostheses and Implants Normal limit Surgery Implant business Polyglycolic Acid |
Zdroj: | Journal of biomaterials science. Polymer edition. 3(6) |
ISSN: | 0920-5063 |
Popis: | The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of intramedullary self-reinforced polyglycolic acid (SR-PGA) implant to the femoral bone growth in a growing dog by using radiographic, microradiographic, oxytetracycline-fluorescence, histological, polariscopical and histomorphometric studies. Intramedullary reaming and SR-PGA implant did not cause any longitudinal overgrowth phenomenon, but resulted in a slight increase in femoral neck-angle. The bone histology showed normal features and blood cell counts were within normal limits. |
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