MRI study of bioabsorbable poly-L-lactic acid devices used for fixation of fracture and osteotomies

The PLLA-Ds were degraded but were not replaced by bony tissue during the observation period. Considering these findings and the assumption that in bony tissues mechanical strength of PLLA-D decreases with time, attention should be paid to mechanical insufficiency, which may occur when the cross-sectional area of a PLLA-D extends beyond the cross-sectional area of the osteosynthesis site.