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Published in: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 1/2017

Open Access 01-12-2017 | Research article

RETRACTED ARTICLE: An evaluation of the potential consequences of drilling titanium and tantalum implants during surgery - a pilot study

Authors: Paweł Skowronek, Paweł Olszewski, Wojciech Święszkowski, Marcin Sibiński, Marek Synder, Michał Polguj

Published in: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders | Issue 1/2017

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Abstract

Background

The aim of the study was to evaluate the potential consequences of drilling titanium alloy (Ti) and tantalum (Ta) implants.

Methods

During an in vitro study, four holes were made in each of two spatially porous trabecular implants: one Ta and the other Ti alloy (Ti-6Al-7Nb). The weight and the volume of particles produced during the drilling were then measured using a Radwag XA 110/2X (USA) laboratory balance.

Results

The loss of mass of the Ti and Ta implants was respectively 1.26 g and 2.48 g, and the volume of free particles was respectively 280 mm3 and 149 mm3. The particles were recovered after each stage. Despite the use of 5 μm filters, around 0.6% of the total implant mass from both implants was not recovered after drilling (roughly 2% of the mass of the particles created).

Conclusion

It is technically difficult to make holes in Ti and Ta implants using standard surgical tools, and the process creates a significant amount of metal particles which cannot be removed, despite intensive flushing. This may have a potentially adverse influence on the survival of the implant and result in negative systemic consequences.
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Metadata
Title
RETRACTED ARTICLE: An evaluation of the potential consequences of drilling titanium and tantalum implants during surgery - a pilot study
Authors
Paweł Skowronek
Paweł Olszewski
Wojciech Święszkowski
Marcin Sibiński
Marek Synder
Michał Polguj
Publication date
01-12-2017
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders / Issue 1/2017
Electronic ISSN: 1471-2474
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-017-1784-x

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