Bio-Environment-Induced Degradation and Failure of Internal Fixation Implants

Bio-Environment-Induced Degradation and Failure of Internal Fixation Implants

Internal fixations provide fast healing but their failure remains problematic to patients. Here, we report an experimental study in failure of three typical cases of metals: a bent intramedullary stainless steel nail, a broken exterior pure Ti plate, and a broken intramedullary stainless steel nail....

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Main Authors: Yan Zhou, Luke A. Perkins, Guodong Wang, Dongsheng Zhou, Hong Liang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-10-01
Series:Journal of Functional Biomaterials
Subjects:
internal fixation
surface degradation
debris particles
titanium
stainless steel
surface roughness
microhardness
failure mechanisms
potentiodynamic polarization scans
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2079-4983/6/4/1012

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