Carbon Fiber Implants in Orthopaedic Oncology.
Caleb M YeungAbhiram R BhashyamShalin S PatelEduardo José Ortiz-CruzSantiago A Lozano CalderónPublished in: Journal of clinical medicine (2022)
Carbon fiber offers numerous material benefits including reduced wear, high strength-to-weight ratio, a similar elastic modulus to that of bone, and high biocompatibility. Carbon fiber implants are increasingly used in multiple arenas within orthopaedic surgery, including spine, trauma, arthroplasty, and oncology. In the orthopaedic oncologic population, the radiolucency of carbon fiber facilitates post-operative imaging for tumor surveillance or recurrence, the monitoring of bony healing and union, and radiation mapping and delivery.
Keyphrases
- high resolution
- palliative care
- minimally invasive
- soft tissue
- public health
- physical activity
- prostate cancer
- coronary artery bypass
- bone mineral density
- rectal cancer
- radiation therapy
- coronary artery disease
- postmenopausal women
- photodynamic therapy
- acute coronary syndrome
- radical prostatectomy
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- body weight
- bone loss