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17558479

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-9-17
pubmed:abstractText
Beta-titanium alloys such as Ti-15Mo are increasingly utilized for orthopaedic implant applications because of their excellent corrosion resistance and low elastic modulus. Particularly in osteosynthesis, where the biomaterial stands in direct contact to soft tissue, undesirable biologic reactions may have severe consequences especially in the vulnerable state of trauma and added iatrogenic damage to the microvascular system. In a comparative study we therefore assessed in vivo nutritive perfusion and leukocytic response of striated muscle to the biomaterials Ti-15Mo, Ti-6Al-4V and Ti-6Al-7Nb, thereby drawing conclusions on their short term inflammatory potential. Utilizing the well established skinfold chamber preparation in the hamster and intravital fluorescence microscopy, we could not demonstrate any significant discrepancies between the three alloys. All metals induced an initial moderate inflammatory response in skeletal muscle microcirculation. While recuperation of animals treated with Ti-15Mo and Ti-6Al-7Nb was prompt, we documented a slightly more sluggish recovery of Ti-6Al-4V treated animals. A gross toxicity was not observed for any of the alloys. Conclusively, Ti-15Mo, Ti-6Al-4V and Ti-6Al-7Nb induce an only transient inflammatory answer of the striated muscle microvascular system. Our results indicate that on the microvascular level the tested bulk Ti-alloys do not cause enduring biologic impairment in muscle.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0957-4530
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
18
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2053-60
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Microvasculatory reaction of skeletal muscle to Ti-15Mo in comparison to well-established titanium alloys.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Bonn, Sigmund-Freud-Strasse 25, 53105 Bonn, Germany. peter.pennekamp@uni-bonn.de
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Evaluation Studies