Characterization and evaluation of anodized commercially pure titanium and titanium-aluminum-vanadium alloy surfaces for systemic antibiotic release.
Postoperative infections are one of the most feared complications following orthopedic implant procedures. Bacterial infections occur in approximately 1-2% of the patients who undergo orthopedic implant surgery. Treatment of these infections is typically done by administering antibiotics either loca...
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The University of Arizona.
1990
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10150/144641 |