Evaluation of carcinogenicity and chronic toxicity associated with orthopedic implants in mice
- 1 May 1994
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Biomedical Materials Research
- Vol. 28 (5), 583-589
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jbm.820280508
Abstract
The carcinogenicity and chronic toxicity of 316L stainless steel, nickel, Ti-6Al-4V, hydroxyapatite (HA)-coated Ti-6Al-4V, aluminum oxide containing yttrium oxide were evaluated by implanting solid rods of each material in the thigh muscle of C57BL/6N mice for 24 months. Nickel alloy showed high carcinogenic and toxic potencies, whereas other materials showed no evidence of them. Tumors retaining nickel alloys were malignant fibrous histiocytoma or fibrosarcoma. In some cases, lymphomata that seemed to develop spontaneously were found around the implants because lymphocytes were known to accumulate in chronic inflammatory lesions, and this phenomenon also might be applied to lymphoma. © 1994 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.Keywords
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