An Animal Experiment on the Biocompatibility of AISI 316 LVM Stainless Steel Plates and Screws Manufactured at KAIST
10.4055/jkoa.1986.21.4.531
- Author:
Han Koo LEE
;
Moon Sang CHUNG
;
Sang Cheol SEONG
;
In Ho CHOI
;
Byoung Ho SUH
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Biocompatibility;
KAIST Plate and Screw
- MeSH:
Animal Experimentation;
Animals;
Joints;
Rabbits;
Stainless Steel
- From:The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association
1986;21(4):531-537
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
In order to assess the biocompatibility of domestic dynamic compression plates and screws manufactured at KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technclogy), hematological, serological, histological, and metallurgical studies were carried out on sixty rabbits through thirty-two weeks. The rabbits were divided into two groups, group I: thirty rabbits for KAIST plates and screws, group II: thirty rabbits for Osteo plates and screws. The plate and screws were fixed on the fixed tibial shaft. All the resulg of hematological, serological, histological, and metallurgical study revealed that there were no meaningful differences between the two groups. This, in fact, enco.urages us to use domestic KAIST plates and screws clinically and to develop more complicated designs including total joint replacement system.
