Abstract
Improvement of the implant-bone interface is still an open problem and the interest in chemical modification of implant surfaces for cementless fixation has grown steadily over the past decade. Mechanical and histomorphometric investigations were performed at different times on implants inserted into sheep femoral cortical bone to compare the in vivo osseointegration of titanium screws (∅ 3.5×7mm length) with different surface treatments. After 8 weeks of implantation, the push-out force of anodized and hydrothermally treated implants (ANODIC) was significantly higher than that of machined implants (MACH) (36%, p
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1583-1594 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Biomaterials |
Volume | 24 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Apr 2003 |
Keywords
- Histomorphometry
- Mechanical testing
- Sheep
- Surface treatments
- Titanium
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biotechnology
- Bioengineering
- Biomedical Engineering