Effect of Tantalum Markers on Longitudinal Bone Growth
- 1 January 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Medical Journals Sweden AB in Acta Orthopaedica
- Vol. 47 (5) , 515-519
- https://doi.org/10.3109/17453677608988730
Abstract
Small tantalum pins (0.50 × 1.5 mm and 0.32 × 1.2 mm), used as intraosseous radio-opaque markers, were investigated for their effect on growth in 62 young rabbits. The tetracycline growth method was used and a difference in daily growth rate between the marked right leg and the unmarked left leg indicated a slight growth stimulation. The growth rate was slightly stimulated (at most, 26 μm/day) on days 1 and 2 after insertion, only if the larger markers were used. No growth effects were detectable on days 12 and 21.Keywords
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