ABSTRACT
Implants have traditionally been made of metal, but recently bioresorbable implants have been introduced. The ‘ideal’ implant should fulfil the following criteria:
• Biocompatibility-inert, non-immunogenic, non-toxic, non-carcinogenic. • Strength-sufficient tensile, compressive and torsional strength, stiffness and fatigue
resistance, for early resumption of function. • Workability-easy to manufacture and implant. • Corrosion free. • Inexpensive. • No affect on subsequent radiological imaging. • Avoidance of prominence, sparing the need for removal.
