Biocompatibility of implants is the ability of implant material to function in vivo without producing detrimental local or systemic responses in the body. This property of implant material helps to elicit a favorable response in a given biological environment in a particular function. Biomaterials generally undergo tissue and animal testing to determine their safety and efficacy before their use in human fracture fixation.
Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can understand your concern. If you have no problem with the rod, then you can leave it.
Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Your fracture seems to have united on the x-rays (true AP and lateral views are not there) (attachment removed to protect patient identity).
Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Well, there is a possibility that the implants have been causing a foreign body reaction.
Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have gone through both the reports (attachment removed to protect patient identity). What you have observed is true, but it is not because of the screw moving.
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