Effect of absorbable poly-D,L-lactide acid rod on development of rabbit epiphyseal plate / 第二军医大学学报

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0.05).Both femur bone lengths in 3.2mm group were shorter than those in the 1.5 mm and 2.2 mm groups.No abnormalities of cartilage cells were observed,without obvious histological evidence of inflammation;only nonspecific foreign body reaction and macrophage infiltration were noticed.Conclusion: PDLLA rod itself does not cause any disturbance to the development of the epiphyseal plate.The growth disturbance of epiphyseal plate depends on the area of injured epiphyseal plate;a injured area over 7% of epiphyseal plate may cause the growth disturbance of epiphyseal plate.