The consequences of implantassociated infection are significant and usually require revision surgery, with removal of the implant and prolonged antibiotic treatment. Various approaches to reduce the rate of infection have been investigated. Two recent strategies are (1) coating implants with antibiotics and (2) covalently attaching antimicrobial molecules onto the implant surface. The purpose o...

INTRODUCTION This study compares the outcome and complications of integrated hydroxyapatite implant and non-integrated orbital implants following enucleation in Asian patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS This is a retrospective study of enucleated patients with coralline hydroxyapatite implants versus non-integrated implants (acrylic, glass and silicone) at the Singapore National Eye Centre from J...

OBJECTIVE Implant-associated infections remain serious complications in orthopaedic and trauma surgery. A main scientific focus has thus been drawn to the development of anti-infective implant coatings. Animal models of implant-associated infections are considered helpful in the in vivo testing of new anti-infective implant coatings. The aim of the present study was to evaluate a novel animal m...

introduction: the survival of an implant system is affected by the choice of antirotational design, which can include an external or internal hex. implant success also is affected by the maintenance of the crestal bone around implants. the aim of present study was to evaluate the crestal bone loss and clinical parameters related to bone loss in patients loaded with an external or internal hex 3...

INTRODUCTION Osteomyelitis is a severe orthopaedic complication which is difficult to diagnose and treat. Previous experimental studies mainly focussed on evaluating osteomyelitis in the presence of an implant or used a sclerosing agent to promote infection onset. In contrast, we focused on the longitudinal assessment of a nonimplant related osteomyelitis. METHODS An intramedullary tibial inf...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this retrospective study was to investigate whether self-reported allergy to penicillin may contribute to a higher rate of postsurgical infection and implant failure. METHOD AND MATERIALS This retrospective, non-interventional, open cohort study reports on implant survival and infection complications of 5,576 implants placed in private practice by one periodontist, and in...

Aims And Objectives:To assess the incidence of postoperative surgical site infection following implant surgery in closed fractures. • To determine whether various risk factors & lab investigations are associated with development quantify contribution to probability Materials Methods:This study entitled “A Prospective Analysis Risk Factors for Post-operative Surgical Site Infection Implant...

BACKGROUND The failure of the host tissue to establish or maintain osseointegration around dental implants is due to either occlusal or parafunctional forces, premature loading, ill-directed stress, or microbial infection. The long-term failure rate of dental implants is generally 5-10%. Although a variety of etiologies of early peri-implant bone loss (from implant placement to 1-year post-load...

Implant-related hypersensitivity is a well-established cause of failure after total hip arthroplasty but is a rare complication after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). It remains a relatively unpredictable and poorly understood cause of implant-related failure. This article describes 5 patients (6 knees) who presented with persistent pain and hypertrophic synovitis after TKA using a cobalt-chromiu...