title: The effect of bone ingrowth depth on the tensile and shear strength of the implant-bone e-beam produced interface.
abstract: New technologies, such as selective electron beam melting, allow to create complex interface structures to enhance bone ingrowth in cementless implants. The efficacy of such structures can be tested in animal experiments. Although animal studies provide insight into the biological response of new structures, it remains unclear how ingrowth depth is related to interface strength. Theoretically, there could be a threshold of ingrowth, above which the interface strength does not further increase. To test the relationship between depth and strength we performed a finite element study on micro models with simulated uncoated and hydroxyapatite (HA) coated surfaces. We examined whether complete ingrowth is necessary to obtain a maximal interface strength. An increase in bone ingrowth depth did not always enhance the bone-implant interface strength. For the uncoated specimens a plateau was reached at 1,500 μm of ingrowth depth. For the specimens with a simulated HA coating, a bone ingrowth depth of 500 μm already yielded a substantial interface strength, and deeper ingrowth did not enhance the interface strength considerably. These findings may assist in optimizing interface morphology (its depth) and in judging the effect of bone ingrowth depth on interface strength.
authors.affiliation: Orthopaedic Research Laboratory, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, P.O. Box 9101, 6500 HB, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. M.Tarala@orthop.umcn.nl
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tarala
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Waanders
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Biemond
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hannink
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Janssen
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Buma
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Verdonschot
mesh_terms: D001846:Bone Development / Q000502:physiology*; D003198:Computer Simulation; D006882:Hydroxyapatites / Q000737:chemistry; D008954:Models, Biological; D033081:Shear Strength; D013499:Surface Properties; D013718:Tensile Strength; D014025:Titanium
chemical_list: D006882:Hydroxyapatites; D014025:Titanium