The Institute of Metal Physics, in collaboration with ZAO POLYKOM and with a support of the Government of Sverdlovsk oblast, has developed a technology for deposition of a hard amorphous diamond-like carbon coating on the surface of temporary implant pins of Ilizarov apparatus, which are used for cortical bone fracture healing. The coating ensures the highest hardness of the drilling point and provides an improved biocompatibility.

 Preclinical trials have demonstrated that the proposed coating offers the reduction in the following: surgery-induced tissue injury, proneness to shock, loss of blood during surgery, medicine consumption, postoperative complications, hospital stays, and postoperative disability risks for patients. The technology provides considerable savings in financial resources and raises the restorative surgery to the world-level quality.