Silver-coated megaendoprostheses in a rabbit model - an analysis of the infection rate and toxicological side effects
Silver-coated megaendoprostheses in a rabbit model - an analysis of the infection rate and toxicological side effects
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DOI:
10.1016/j.biomaterials.2004.01.008
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发表时间:
2004-11-01
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14
通讯作者:
von Eiff, C
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作者:
Gosheger, G;Hardes, J;von Eiff, C
Deep infection of megaprostheses remains a serious complication in orthopedic tumor surgery. Despite the use of systemic and local antibiotic prophylaxis the reported infection rate is between 5% and 35%. Silver-coated medical devices proved their effectiveness in reducing infections. The objective of this study was to examine in vivo the antimicrobial efficacy and possible side-effects of a silver-coated megaprosthesis. In a first study, 30 rabbits (15 titanium versus 15 silver-coated Mutarso-endoprostheses) were infected with Staphylococcus aureus. In a second study, toxicological side effects were analyzed in 10 rabbits with a silver-coated megaprosthesis.The silver group showed significantly (p