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...

The purpose of this study was to clinically evaluate experimental peri-implant breakdown. Hydroxyapatite-coated, titanium plasma-sprayed, and machined titanium-alloy surfaces were investigated. Eighty-four implants were placed in 14 beagle dogs. Pocket probing depths and clinical attachment level and mobility measurements were made. Dogs were sacrificed at 3 and 6 months. All experimental impla...

STATEMENT OF PROBLEM A few of studies which compared and continuously measured the stability of various surface treated implants in the same individual had been performed. PURPOSE We aim to find the clinical significance of surface treatments by observing the differences in the stabilization stages of implant stability. MATERIAL AND METHODS Eight different surface topographies of dental imp...

Orthopedic implants should have sufficient strength and promote bone tissue regeneration. However, most conventional are optimized for use either under high mechanical load or active osseointegration. To achieve the dual target of durability biocompatibility, polyether ether ketone (PEEK) filaments reinforced with internal titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles via dopamine-induced polymerizatio...

Surface treatments of the biomaterials are of great interest in many biomedical applications. Hydroxyapatite is a favorable candidate for surface modification of the implants. To date, a wide variety of methods have been developed to produce bio-active/biocompatible coatings with desirable features in order to improve the performance of the implants. This paper strives to overview the present p...

Electrohydrodynamic atomisation (EHDA) spraying is a promising materials deposition technique as it allows uniform and regular deposition, and offers a range of other advantages, such as low cost compared with other current techniques, easy set-up, high deposition rate, ambient temperature processing and the capability to generate specific surface topographies. This research is aimed at using E...

In current medicine, joint revision surgery plays an important role in the treatment of degenerative diseases. Infections artificial joints are iatrogenic, accompanying symptom after replacement procedures. A new approach is to functionalize bioactive coatings implants by infiltrating them with anti-inflammatory drugs. This work aims at a one-step manufacturing drug-doped, porous hydroxyapatite...

The presence of porosity within magnesium-based orthopaedic implants is known to be beneficial, promoting cell proliferation and vascularisation. However, the increases surface area available for corrosion, compounding issue high corrosion rates which has long been plaguing materials. This work looks at influence hydroxyapatite phosphate conversion coatings on performance conventionally cast, d...

Hydroxyapatite (Ca10(PO4)6(OH)2) is one of the implants materials with medical applications due to its higher biocompatibility. The hydroxyapatite found complete utilization after proper preparation of composite. The influence of zirconia (ZrO2) on the phase composition and on mechanical properties of hydroxyapatite-zirconia composites has been previous investigated and reported. Hierarchical c...

BACKGROUND Today, dislocated femoral neck fractures are commonly treated with a cemented hip arthroplasty. However, cementing of the femoral component may lead to adverse effects and even death. Uncemented stems may lower these risks and hydroxyapatite (HA) coating may enhance integration, but prosthetic stability and clinical outcome in patients with osteoporotic bone have not been fully explo...