The long‐term behavior of poly‐L‐lactide screws in a minipig fracture model: Preliminary report
- 1 January 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Biomedical Materials Research
- Vol. 63 (6), 679-685
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jbm.10388
Abstract
The long-term degradation tissue response to poly-L-lactide (PLLA) screw was investigated for a minipig tibia fracture. As a bone-fracture model, three PLLA screws per animal were used to fix a tibia that had been subjected to a crank-shaped osteotomy. A total of 12 nine-month-old male minipigs were used. In time period from 1 month to 3 years, clinical, radiographic, and pathological studies were conducted. On macroscopic examination, no clear granuloma or fistula formation was noted for 3 years. On microscopic examination, no osteoclasts or giant cells were detected around the screws during the 3 years postoperatively. A substantial degradation of PLLA screw was observed between 2 and 3 years. At 3 years only slight residual breakdown products were found in macrophages. On electric microscopic examination, numerous degraded polymers were seen in a small number of macrophages around the screws. In this model, fixation of tibia fractures using PLLA screws was not associated with any side effects, and was safe and useful for up to 3 years. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Biomed Mater Res (Appl Biomater) 63: 679–685, 2002Keywords
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