title: Postoperative irradiation treatment and bioresorbable implants in orthopaedic surgery: an experimental in vitro study.
abstract: The influence of applied radiation on the degradation of a polyglycolide (PGA) test specimen was studied in vitro. There was no significant difference in the time-dependent degradation behaviour between the irradiated test specimen and controls. Mandatory irradiation of an operation site following surgery therefore does not contradict the employment of bioresorbable implants in orthopaedic surgery.
authors.affiliation: BG-Unfallklinik Murnau, Germany.
authors.forename: G O
authors.initials: GO
authors.lastname: Hofmann
authors.forename: F D
authors.initials: FD
authors.lastname: Wagner
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Keller
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Feist
mesh_terms: D000042:Absorption; D001610:Beta Particles; D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000737:chemistry*; D004307:Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation; D005720:Gamma Rays; D009985:Orthopedics / Q000379:methods*; D011100:Polyglycolic Acid / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects*; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D013718:Tensile Strength
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D011100:Polyglycolic Acid