Active release antimicrobial coatings for medical devices have been developed to prevent and treat biofilm implant-related infections. To date, only a handful of coatings have been put into clinical use, with limited success. In this study, a novel antimicrobial compound was incorporated into a silicone (polydimethylsiloxane or PDMS) polymer to develop a novel active release coating that addres...

BACKGROUND We present 6 cases of bacterial infection that developed after porous orbital implant surgery. CASES Five patients with hydroxyapatite implants showed lid swelling, discharge, and suppurative granuloma 14 days to 3 years after surgery. The hydroxyapatite implants were removed 14 days to 41 months postoperatively, and synthetic porous polyethylene orbital implants were inserted. Thi...

Critical appraisal conclusion: Periodontally compromised patients are at higher risk post-operative infection, marginal bone loss (peri-implant disease) and implant failures in comparison to periodontally healthy patients. The clinical significance and implications of the results of this review should be interpreted with caution due to lack of controlling important confounding factors such as s...

PURPOSE To evaluate complications associated with secondary procedures for orbital implants. METHODS A retrospective review was made of the records of patients who had undergone a secondary orbital implantation at a tertiary referral centre at St Erik Eye Hospital in Stockholm, Sweden, from 1998 up to and including the first half of 2009. Implant-related complications were noted as was demogr...

1 Leonidas Pavlidis Georgia A. Spyropoulou Antonis Tsimponis Efterpi Demiri Department of Plastic Surgery Papageorgiou Hospital Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Thessaloniki, Greece Sir, A skin has never been reported as contraindication for surgery. Approximately 290,000 patients underwent an augmentation mammoplasty in 2013, whereas for the same year, the number of implant removals for br...

Background: Variety of implant design and quality are available and being used by orthopaedic surgeon to restore anatomy and enhance healing process of fractured bone. At times implants fail to achieve desired out come in few cases and a repeat surgery is required. This study evaluates causes of implant failure in fracture long bones. Methods: Retrospective study analyzing 53 patients with 66 l...