Abstract Aim The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital Bone Infection Service (ROH BIS) is one of the four formal bone infection services in United Kingdom, providing multidisciplinary care and community support for patients with infection. This service evaluation to document burden, pattern subsequent treatment by ROH BIS treating those spinal infection, both native following surgery. Method a retrospect...

BACKGROUND In this study, early outcomes of the spinous process wiring with vertical strut (SPWVS) were compared with that of standard pedicle screw and rod (PSR) in our patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS We obtained patients' bio-data, diagnosis, investigations, cost of implant, operative circumstances, complications, and outcomes from clinical documentation. Outcome measures, including postope...

Background The Earfold system, a new treatment for the correction of prominent ears, consists of 3 components: the Earfold implant, the Earfold introducer, and the Prefold positioner. Methods This is an interim report based on an ongoing analysis of safety in a series of patients treated for prominent ears with the Earfold implant between February 2013 and September 2014. Safety was assessed ...

BACKGROUND Implant-based breast reconstruction is being performed more frequently, and implants are associated with an increased risk of infection. We reviewed the clinical features of cases of implant infection and investigated the risk factors for breast device salvage failure. METHODS We retrospectively analyzed 771 patients who underwent implant-based breast reconstruction between January...

3 Universidade Paulista, Departamento de Enfermagem, Campus de Bauru, Bauru, SP, Brazil. ABSTRACT Objective: Identifying the main nursing diagnoses and interventions in children submitted to cochlear implant in the immediate postoperative period. Method: A crosssectional study conducted between February and April 2016, considering nursing history (anamnesis and physical examination) and nursing...

Abstract Introduction Peri-implant fluid more than 6 months from surgery is a known complication of breast surgery.Differential diagnosis includes infection, inflammation,implant rupture and haematoma.Other infection raised no concern until the identification Breast Implant Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma(BIA-ALCL). Method Retrospective electronic data collection for women 18 years or...

Biomaterial-related infection of joint replacements is the second most common cause of implant failure, with serious consequences. Chronically infected replacements cannot be treated without removal of the implant, as the biofilm mode of growth protects the bacteria against antibiotics. This review discusses biofilm formation on joint replacements and the important clinical phenomenon of small-...