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Implants that have become contaminated during an operation but were not used may be recleaned and sterilized. On the other hand,implants that have been stressed during the operation (anchoring screw of tension device, repeatedly bent plates, etc.) should not be reused.
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Séquin, F., Texhammar, R. (1981). Care and Cleaning of Implants. In: AO/ASIF Instrumentation. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-96592-0_30
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