R. Biber, J. Pauser, M. Brem, H. Bail
2017.1.7Trauma Case Reports
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This study applied MAGNEZIX® CS for fixation of distal fibular fracture in a trauma patient who had sustained a bimalleolar fracture type AO 44-B and found a radiolucent area had disappeared in the 17-months follow-up X-ray.
Abstract
MAGNEZIX® CS (Syntellix AG, Hanover, Germany) is a bioabsorbable compression screw made of a magnesium alloy (MgYREZr). Currently there are only two clinical studies reporting on a limited number of elective patients who received this screw in a hallux valgus operation. We applied MAGNEZIX® CS for fixation of distal fibular fracture in a trauma patient who had sustained a bimalleolar fracture type AO 44-B2.3. Clinical course was uneventful, fracture healing occurred within three months. Follow-up X-rays showed a radiolucent area around the implant for some months, yet this radiolucent area had disappeared in the 17-months follow-up X-ray.
Citation format
BIBER, R., et al. Bioabsorbable metal screws in traumatology: A promising innovation. Trauma Case Reports, 2017, 8: 11–15.