The Biocompatibility of Degradable Magnesium Interference Screws: An Experimental Study with Sheep

Figure 2

Macroscopic evaluation, 12 weeks (w) after operation. Magnesium implants generated (a) by diecasting and (b) by milling and (c)-(d) modified with a coating of a thin layer of calcium phosphate were surrounded by gas voids (arrow) and soft tissue (star). (c) 150 sec coating, (d) 300 sec coating. (e) Titanium and (f) PLLA screws were used as control samples. Epi: epiphyseal plate.

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