[The use of bioresorbable implants (Biofix) in surgery. The indications, technic and initial clinical results]

Carrying out osteosyntheses with absorbable implants is a dream cherished by traumatologists for a long time. The absorbable rods available on the medical market comply within narrow ranges with the necessary conditions with regard to stability, absorption time and biocompatibility. In our clinical department 38 osteosyntheses with Biofix rods were performed. The complication rate amounted to 13%-5 abacterial disturbances of wound healing and secretions. The indications assured so far are limited to refixation of chondral and osteochondral fragments as well as the fixation of cortical-cancellous bone grafts.