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Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1962;44:323-336.
© 1962 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc

Characteristics of Trace Ions Released from Embedded Metal Implants in the Rabbit

Albert B. Ferguson JR. M.D.1, Yoshihiko Akahoshi M.D.1, Patrick G. Laing M.B., B.S.1, and Edwin S. Hodge PH.D.1

1 Orthopaedic Department, University of Pittsburgh, and the Mellon Institute, Pittsburgh

Vitallium, 316 stainless steel, incoloy, A-286 stainless steel, aluminum 2024-T3, titanium, zirconium, and puromi were embedded in the skeletal muscles of albino rabbits—one alloy to any one animal. Spectrographic analyses of the trace-metal concentration of the surrounding muscle, spleen, lung, liver, kidney, and control muscle were done.

The spleen was found to be the most active site of trace-ion storage, the other organs tending to get rid of an early increase in concentration. Cobalt and nickel were the most active ions in terms of their presence in these organs.


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