title: Biodegradable fixation of rabbit osteotomies.
abstract: Osteotomies of the tibial diaphysis were operatively fixed with biodegradable implants in 44 rabbits. Polyglycolic acid (PGA)/polylactic acid (PLA) copolymer implants reinforced with 7 per cent carbon fibre and overlaid with gold were used in 24 rabbits. Poly-beta-hydroxy butyric acid (PHBA) with carbon fibre reinforcement and gold surfacing were used in 20 rabbits. No external support was used. Unsatisfactory results were achieved with the PGA/PLA copolymer implants. Better results were achieved in 15 out of 20 rabbits whose osteotomies were fixed with carbon fibre-reinforced PHBA implants.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D006885:Hydroxybutyrates; D009984:Orthopedic Fixation Devices; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D011091:Polyesters; D011098:Polyglactin 910; D011108:Polymers; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D011817:Rabbits; D013977:Tibia / Q000601:surgery*; D000094122:Polyhydroxybutyrates
chemical_list: D006885:Hydroxybutyrates; D011091:Polyesters; D011098:Polyglactin 910; D011108:Polymers; C003182:poly-beta-hydroxybutyrate; D000094122:Polyhydroxybutyrates