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Medical Applications of Titanium and Its Alloys: The Material and Biological Issues
By
SA Brown, D. Eng.,
SA Brown, D. Eng.
1
FDA, Center for Devices and Radiological Health
?Rockville, MD 20852
.
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JE Lemons, Ph.D.
JE Lemons, Ph.D.
2
University of Alabama
at Birmingham Birmingham, AL 35294-3295
.
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ISBN-10:
0-8031-2010-9
ISBN:
978-0-8031-2010-5
No. of Pages:
434
Publisher:
ASTM International
Publication date:
1996
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Clinical Studies on Titanium and Stainless Steel Plates (LC-DCP). A Comparative Evaluation
By
A Ungersböck
,
A Ungersböck
1
MD, Resident
, Orthopaedic Department, University of Bern
, CH-3010 Bern
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OEM Pohler
,
OEM Pohler
2Ph.D.,
Prof., Head R+D Mat.
, STRATEC Medical
, CH-4437 Waldenburg
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FW Baumgart
,
FW Baumgart
3
Prof., Head
of AOTK Product Information
, CH-7270 Davos
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B Rahn
,
B Rahn
4
Prof.
, AO/ASIF Research Institute
, CH-7270 Davos
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SM Perren
SM Perren
5
Prof., Head
of AO/ASIF Research Institute
, CH-7270 Davos
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17
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Published:1996
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Ungersböck, A, Pohler, O, Baumgart, F, Rahn, B, & Perren, S. "Clinical Studies on Titanium and Stainless Steel Plates (LC-DCP). A Comparative Evaluation." Medical Applications of Titanium and Its Alloys: The Material and Biological Issues. Ed. Brown, S, & Lemons, J. 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959 : ASTM International, 1996.
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A comparative prospective clinical study with titanium commercially pure (cp) plates and stainless steel plates was performed. Both implant groups have the same LC-DCP design (Limited Contact-Dynamic Compression Plate). The plates were used for internal stabilization of mainly tibial fractures. The period of implantation averaged 18 months. After bone healing the implants were retrieved and metallurgically analyzed. The stainless steel implants showed more wear than the titanium implants. Fretting corrosion was detected only on the stainless steel plates. At implant retrieval, samples of soft tissues adjacent to the plates were excised. The histological evaluation showed a significantly thicker soft tissue reaction layer for stainless steel plates compared to cp titanium plates.
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