Magnesium-based alloys used in orthopedic surgery

I Antoniac, M Miculescu, V Mănescu, A Stere, PH Quan… - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Magnesium (Mg)-based alloys have become an important category of materials that is
attracting more and more attention due to their high potential use as orthopedic temporary …

Essential oils as antimicrobial active substances in wound dressings

D Gheorghita, E Grosu, A Robu, LM Ditu, IM Deleanu… - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Wound dressings for skin lesions, such as bedsores or pressure ulcers, are widely used for
many patients, both during hospitalization and in subsequent treatment at home. To improve …

Investigation of microstructure, residual stress, and hardness of Ti-6Al-4V after plasma nitriding process with different times and temperatures

G Ongtrakulkij, J Kajornchaiyakul, K Kondoh… - Coatings, 2022 - mdpi.com
The residual stress and hardness generated by the nitriding process are important
parameters for increasing the bending fatigue strength to Ti-6Al-4V. Therefore, this research …

On fatigue failure prediction of prosthetic devices through XFEM analysis

B Wan, A Entezari, Z Zhang, T Wilson, N Yoda… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
While prosthetic devices have been extensively used to treat a wide range of human
diseases and injuries, failure of these devices due to fatigue under cyclic loading has been …

Failure analysis of retrieved osteosynthesis implants

M Nica, B Cretu, D Ene, I Antoniac, D Gheorghita… - Materials, 2020 - mdpi.com
Failure of osteosynthesis implants is an intricate matter with challenging management that
calls for efficient investigation and prevention. Using implant retrieval analysis combined …

Optimizing cranial implant and fixture design using different materials in cranioplasty

P **dal, Chaitanya, SSS Bharadwaja… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Cranial implants are used to secure intracranial structures, reconstruct the skull contour,
normalise cerebral haemodynamic and repair cranial defects. Larger bone defects require …

On the importance of accurate elasto-plastic material properties in simulating plate osteosynthesis failure

D Mischler, B Gueorguiev, M Windolf… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background: Plate osteosynthesis is a widely used technique for bone fracture fixation;
however, complications such as plate bending remain a significant clinical concern. A better …

Evaluating the reoperation rate and hardware durability of three stabilizing implants for 105 malignant pathologic humerus fractures

JS Hoellwarth, K Weiss, M Goodman, A Heyl… - Injury, 2020 - Elsevier
Introduction Many patients sustaining a malignant pathologic humerus fracture (MPHF) elect
for surgical stabilization. Complications prompting reoperation can occur, leading to …

Mechanical behaviour of reconstructed defected skull with custom PEEK implant and Titanium fixture plates under dynamic loading conditions using FEM

P **dal, J Bharti, V Gupta, SS Dhami - Journal of the Mechanical Behavior …, 2023 - Elsevier
Skull reconstruction using cranial implants is often required for repairing skull defects
caused due to trauma, diseases, or malignancy to protect intracranial structures. For …