RESORBABLE HIGH-STRENGTH ROD FOR FRACTURE INTERNAL FIXATION

Objective To find an ideal biomaterial for internal fixation. Methods Forty rabbits with fracture of the femur diaphysis (superioreondyle) were treated by intramedullary nailing of femur with composites rod of resorbable DL-polylactic acid (PDLLA)-ealcium metaphosphate (CMP), while steinmann‘s pin as control. The fracture healing, the material degradation and its mechanical properties were studied by X-ray films, macroscopic, microscopic and electron microscopic observations. Results No significant inflammatory reaction was found, and all the osteotomies were healed, while material was resorbed. Conclusion The PDLLA-CMP has excellent biocompatibility and mechanical properties, and it can be a promising implant material in orthopaedics surgery.