The prevention of prosthetic infection using a cross-linked albumin coating in a rabbit model
The prevention of prosthetic infection using a cross-linked albumin coating in a rabbit model
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DOI:
10.1302/0301-620x.79b5.7228
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1997-09-01
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Friedman, RJ
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作者:
An, YH;Bradley, J;Friedman, RJ
We evaluated the effects of a serum protein coating on prosthetic infection in 29 adult male rabbits divided into three groups: control, albumin-coated and uncoated. We used 34 grit-blasted, commercially pure titanium implants. Eleven were coated with cross-linked albumin. All the implants were exposed to a suspension of Staphylococcus epidermidis before implantation.Our findings showed that albumin-coated implants had a much lower infection rate (27%) than the uncoated implants (62%). This may be a useful method of reducing the infection of prostheses.