title: Implant fixation improved by close fit. Cylindrical implant-bone interface studied in rabbits.
abstract: Cylindric titanium implants of three different diameters were inserted and stabilized in a 3.7-mm burr hole in the rabbit tibia. The purpose of the study was to investigate the interfacial reaction to screw- and cylinder-shaped implants, and to determine if there is a critical gap at the insertion between bone and implant that prevents direct cortical bone apposition on the implant. The study indicated that this critical gap approached zero.
authors: Department of Orthopedics, Mölndal Hospital, Sweden.
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Carlsson
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Röstlund
authors: B
authors: B
authors: Albrektsson
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Albrektsson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001863:Bone Screws; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D011817:Rabbits; D013977:Tibia / Q000601:surgery*; D014025:Titanium
chemical_list: D014025:Titanium