Evaluation of Osseous Integration of PVD-Silver-Coated Hip Prostheses in a Canine Model

Infection associated with biomaterials used for orthopedic prostheses remains a serious complication in orthopedics, especially tumor surgery. Silver-coating of orthopedic (mega)prostheses proved its efficiency in reducing infections but has been limited to surface areas exposed to soft tissues due...

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Main Authors: Gregor Hauschild, Jendrik Hardes, Georg Gosheger, Sandra Stoeppeler, Helmut Ahrens, Franziska Blaske, Christoph Wehe, Uwe Karst, Steffen Höll
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/292406