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Originally Posted by Feli
The general consensus is that they couse edema and inflammatory reaction. Every rep will tell you their absorbable pin/screw is "next generation" and that swelling and inflammation is "a thing of the past."
Arthrex has TrimIt absorbable pins which are marketed for hammertoes; I took one out... soft tissues around it looked terrible with a lot of yellow/gray/brown scar and granuloma-esque tissue. Most of the literature you will find on them, or other absorbable implants, either reports a fair amount of inflammatory granulomas... or is sponsored by the companies that manufacture and market the products...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12449404
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16257673 |
I've placed several absorbable screws and pins and I've been disappointed in the amount of inflammation associated with all of them, regardless of manufacturer. I've pretty much abandoned bioabsorbables completely.