Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences
DOI
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Abstract
Biodegradable implants are an alternative to metallic implants and have the advantage of not being necessary to remove once the fracture has healed. Twenty-two patients with fractures were treated with biodegradable implants. There were osteolysis in eleven patients; however, no serious complication was encountered. Although biodegradable implants are expensive, a second surgical procedure to remove the implants is not necessary, relieving the patient of the related costs and risks.
Keywords
Biodegradable, bioresorbable, bioabsorbable, fracture fixation.
First Page
297
Last Page
302
Recommended Citation
YETKİN, HALUK; ŞENKÖYLÜ, ALPASLAN; CİLA, ERDAL; ÖZTÜRK, AKİF MUHTAR; and ŞİMŞEK, SEZAİ AYKIN (2000) "Biodegradable Implants in Orthopaedics and Traumatology," Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences: Vol. 30: No. 3, Article 16. Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/medical/vol30/iss3/16
