PMID: 8606392Mar 1, 1996Paper

Absorbable devices in the fixation of fractures

The Journal of Trauma
P RokkanenP Törmälä

Abstract

Totally absorbable internal fracture fixation devices were introduced clinically in the treatment of fractures and osteotomies of the extremities at our department in 1984. A total of 2,500 patients were managed using bone or ligament fixation devices made of self-reinforced (matrix and fibers of same polymer) absorbable alpha-hydroxy polyesters between November 5, 1984, and January 12, 1994. The devices used included cylindrical rods or pins, screws, tacks, plugs, and wires. The most common indication for the use of absorbable implants was displaced malleolar fracture of the ankle. Transphyseal fixation with small-diameter polyglycolide pins was used in children. The postoperative clinical course was uneventful in over 90% of the patients. The complications included bacterial wound infection in 3.6% and failure of fixation in 3.7%. In one-fifth of these cases, however, reoperation was not necessary. The occurrence of noninfectious foreign-body reactions 2 to 3 months postoperatively has been observed in 2.3% of the patients operated in the last years with polyglcolide implants but in none of the patients with polylactide implants. This inflammatory tissue response often required aspiration with a needle or small incision but d...Continue Reading

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