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Tissue Reaction To A 316l Stainless T Plate Fabricated For Pelvic Osteotomy In Dogs, Siriphong Kiatkitikun, Kiatpichet Komin, Sumolya Kanchanapangka, Marissak Kalpravidh

The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

Tissue reaction to a 316L stainless T plate fabricated for pelvic osteotomy was examined radiographically and histologically in 3 experimental mongrel dogs 52 weeks after plate implantation on the non-osteotomized ilium. The adverse effects of long-term plate implantation were assessed clinically and radiographically in 7 dysplatic hips of 5 dogs that had undergone triple pelvic osteotomy 3-5 years earlier. The plates were removed from the experimental dogs for corrosion evaluation 52 weeks after the implantation. Serial radiographs of the experimental dogs at 1, 4, 8, 12, 24 and 52 weeks and of the hip dysplatic dogs at 3 to 5 …