Implant surface alters compartmental‐specific contributions to fixation strength in rats

Mechanical fixation of the implant to host bone is an important contributor to orthopedic implant survivorship. The relative importance of bone‐implant contact, trabecular bone architecture, and cortical bone geometry to implant fixation strength has never been directly tested, especially in the settings of differential implant surface properties. Thus, using a rat model where titanium rods were placed into the intramedullary canal of the distal...