Orthopedic & Muscular System: Current Research
Open Access

Biodegradable Mg alloy implant – Shifting the paradigm of conventional bone fixation devices

International Conference and Expo on Biomechanics & Implant Design

July 27-29, 2015 Orlando, USA

Hyung-Seop Han, Yu-Chan Kim and Hyun-Kwang Seok

Posters-Accepted Abstracts: Orthop Muscular Syst

Abstract :

Research on magnesium (Mg) and its alloys as alternative orthopedic materials has received increasing attention due to unique biodegradability, good biocompatibility and similar mechanical properties to natural bone. Over the past eight years, our research teams have created a road map to the next generation of magnesium implant materials with the addition of completely biocompatible elements. More than 20 patents have been filed and various in vivo and clinical studies were performed in collaboration with major hospitals in Korea to evaluate developed alloyâ??s performance as the simple degradable bone screw, bone plate and bone graft. We would like to go even further and use the vast experience in the biodegradable research field to develop more advanced biocompatible implant material with higher strength, elongation and corrosion resistance. New material can be applied to more complex load bearing orthopedic implants such as spinal cage, bone plate, k-wire and scaffold.