INTRODUCTION Although electrotherapy appears to have particularly interesting applications in the field of postoperative orthopedic rehabilitation, relatively little scientifically based research has been conducted in the area of electrotherapy with regard to safety involving patients with orthopedic implants. METHOD Three electrotherapy forms were tested, such as high-volt stimulation (HVS),...

Here are reported data on virulence determinants of Staphylococcus aureus from orthopedic surgical infections, emphasizing on the genes encoding fibronectin (fnbA, fnbB) and collagen (cna) adhesins. 191 S. aureus strains from orthopedic infections (53 from internal fixation devices, 29 external fixation devices, 15 knee arthroprostheses, 30 hip arthroprostheses, 45 surgical reconstruction and 1...

The titanium and its alloys are used as orthopedic dental implants due to their mechanical and bio-inert properties. The bare metal implants are not the ultimate answer for better osteogenesis and implant integration. Physical and chemical modifications are carried out to achieve the goal of improved adhesion and differentiation of the osteoblast. In this work, the silk fibroins from both mulbe...

+Chen, M; Hein, S; Le, D; Zou, X; Bünger, C +Orthopaedic Research Lab, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, DK, Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO), Aarhus University, Aarhus, DK [email protected] INTRODUCTION: Both tantalum (Ta) and titanium have been widely used as orthopedic implants in joint replacement, tumor reconstructive surgery and spine fusion because of their excellent bioco...

Due to its excellent biocompatibility and mechanical properties, various different applications of polyvinyl alcohol-hydrogels (PVA-H) has been attempted in many fields. In the field of orthopedic surgery, we have been engaged for long time in research on the clinical applications of PVA-H as a artificial cartilage, and have performed many basic experiments on the mechanical properties, synthes...

The general improvement in life expectancy and standard of living makes it easier for patients to get access routine medical exams is anticipated increase the prevalence several degenerative joint illnesses. In addition, that their incidence will both nationally internationally, which raise demand novel long-lasting implantable devices field orthopedics. current review’s goals are define what c...

Previous studies have shown that sonication fluid cultures from removed orthopedic devices improved the microbiological diagnosis of orthopedic implant-associated infections; however, few of these investigations have applied sonication to the removed fracture fixation devices to evaluate its utility for the diagnosis of osteosynthesis-associated infection (OAI). We compared sonication fluid to ...