Future of Resorbable Fixation
Magnesium Series Episode 1
When the hardware outlives the healing
Across a decade of post-operative scans, the same observation keeps surfacing.
The plate is still in the body long after it has finished doing what it needed to do.
Titanium and its limits
Modern reconstructive surgery was built on titanium for good reason. Its strength, corrosion resistance, and biocompatibility made it the right answer for the surgery.
The question worth re-examining today is whether permanence should still be the default once the mechanical job is finished.
What if fixation could disappear after healing?
As regenerative medicine continues to evolve, clinicians and researchers are increasingly asking a new question should fixation devices remain forever once healing is complete?
This question is driving growing interest in next-generation biomaterials designed not only to stabilize bone, but to resorb once their function is completed.
