Stainless Steel Plate, Histology, Histopathology, Bone Remodelling, Bone Mass, Osteonecrosis, Foreign Body Granuloma
Fixation of fractures with plate and screw became an inevitable component of treatment of fractures.1 The stainless steel plate and screws used in fracture fixation has thus evolved to a great extent and stood the test of time.2,3 The alloy components of stainless steel includes iron, chromium and nickel.4 However, the reaction to the apparently inert material produced local tissue response leading to early removal in some cases and elective and delayed removal in others where symptoms were comparatively tolerable.2 The actual histological changes that occurred in the bone and adjacent soft tissues is analysed with a histopathological background of the tissue collected during implant removal.3
