Antimicrobial silver-coating for locking plates shows uneventful osteotomy healing and good biocompatibility results of an experimental study in rabbits.

Infections after internal fixation of fractures remain a challenge. Silver is known for its antimicrobial activity, including activity against multi-resistant strains. The aim of the current study was to analyze the biocompatibility and potential influence on the osteotomy healing process of a silver-coating technology for locking plates compared to silver-free locking plates in an established rabbit model.

Stability of two angular stable locking plates for open wedge high tibial osteotomy (HTO): TomoFix™ versus LOQTEQ® HTO plate.

Introduction: The aim of this study was to test the mechanical stability of LOQTEQ® HTO plate in comparison to the TomoFix™ internal plate fixator.

Materials And Methods: An unstable fracture gap model with two standardized polyoxymethylene (POM) cylinders was used for this study. With this model 5 LOQTEQ® HTO plates and 5 TomoFix™ were cyclically loaded.