LactoSorb fixation plates are made of a bioabsorbable polymer (82% poly-L-lactic acid and 18% polyglycolic acid), and the strength is not inferior to titanium plates. LactoSorb has been used in the fields of pediatric neurosurgery and facial plastic surgery. Cranial fixation in craniotomy is mostly performed using titanium plates and clamps, but there are issues with esthetics and artifacts on ...

Abstract The present study aims to collect data, compare results and assess techniques used for improving corrosion resistance mechanical properties of biodegradable Mg alloys fixation elements orthopedic applications. A general description biomaterials implants is performed, including non-bioabsorbable materials. Different methods reducing the rate in are researched, efficiencies assessed. Aft...

HYPOTHESIS Patients with type II superior labrum, anterior to posterior (SLAP) lesions will have improved function and decreased pain at a minimum of 2 years after arthroscopic SLAP repair using bioabsorbable suture anchor fixation. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study population consisted of 48 patients who underwent arthroscopic SLAP repair. Subjective shoulder scores, range of motion, and stren...

PURPOSE To assess the effect of suture material, anchor orientation, and anchor eyelet design on the static loading properties of suture anchors. TYPE OF STUDY Biomechanical bench study. METHODS Two metallic suture anchors, Mitek GII (Mitek, Westwood, MA) and Corkscrew (Arthrex, Naples, FL) and a bioabsorbable anchor (Biocorkscrew; Arthrex) were tested with single strand of No. 2 Ethibond (...

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the suitability of bioabsorbable drawn selfreinforced polyglycolide (SR-PGA) and poly-L/DL-lactide 70:30 (SR-PLA70) implants in experimental and clinical fixations of cancellous bone osteotomies, arthrodeses and fractures. The study consists of a set of two experimental and two clinical studies, including 109 experimental animals and 87 patien...

In the routine treatment of coronary artery disease, balloon angioplasty has been replaced by stents. The use of bare-metal stents resulted in lower rates of restenosis and repeat revascularisations. Drug-eluting stents (DES), designed with thinner struts and anti-proliferative drugs, have further enhanced the efficacy and safety of percutaneous coronary intervention. Nevertheless, the new gene...

tion 2015;10:1160–1168. 13. Verheye S, Ormiston JA, Stewart J, Webster M, Sanidas E, Costa R, Costa JR Jr, Chamie D, Abizaid AS, Pinto I, Morrison L, Toyloy S, Bhat V, Yan J, Abizaid A. A next-generation bioresorbable coronary scaffold system: from bench to first clinical evaluation: 6and 12-month clinical and multimodality imaging results. JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2014;7:89–99. 14. Maeng M, Jens...

Coronary drug-eluting stents are commonplace in clinical practice with acceptable safety and efficacy. Preclinical evaluation of novel drug-eluting stent technologies has great importance for understanding safety and possibly efficacy of these technologies, and well-defined preclinical testing methods clearly benefit multiple communities within the developmental, testing, and clinical evaluatio...