Internal fixation plates after fifty-six years of implantation: report of a case

Internal fixation plates after fifty-six years of implantation: report of a case

Lane plates removed and examined after 56 years in the femur of a 77-year-old man were markedly corroded. There was no loss of tensile strength, but other structural properties were altered and inflammation may have been locally induced by leaching of metal ions from the steel alloy.

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Veröffentlicht in:Clinical orthopaedics and related research 1980-06, Vol.149 (149), p.201-206
Hauptverfasser: Danzig, L A, Woo, S L, Akeson, W H, Jemmott, G F, Wickham, M G
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Aged
Bone Plates - adverse effects
Corrosion
Fracture Fixation, Internal - adverse effects
Fracture Fixation, Internal - instrumentation
Humans
Male
Osteitis - etiology
Tensile Strength
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Zusammenfassung:Lane plates removed and examined after 56 years in the femur of a 77-year-old man were markedly corroded. There was no loss of tensile strength, but other structural properties were altered and inflammation may have been locally induced by leaching of metal ions from the steel alloy.
ISSN:0009-921X
DOI:10.1097/00003086-198006000-00028