Since the introduction of osseointegrated implant treatment, odontology, and in particular the area of prosthodontic replacement of lost teeth, has evolved in an unimaginable way, to the extent that the age-old idea of "restitutio ad integrum" has almost become possible. Implant treatment has a high success rate that has been rated as high as 95 to 99%, according to different casuists, but ther...

Infection associated with orthopedic implants often results in bone loss and requires surgical removal of the implant. The aim of this study was to evaluate morphological changes of bone adjacent to a bacteria-colonized implant, with the aim of identifying temporal patterns that are characteristic of infection. In an in vivo study with rats, bone changes were assessed using in vivo microCT at 7...

1 BACKGROUND Implant infection and exposure are the main complications related to breast reconstructive and aesthetic surgery.1,2 In the past, treatment was immediate device removal with implant repositioning no earlier than 6 months. Recently, numerous successful attempts of device salvage have been reported.3,4 There is still disagreement about the indications and the procedures.5 We propose ...

BACKGROUND Device-related infections represent a significant clinical challenge. Once established, these infections prove difficult to treat with existing antibiotic regimens, compromising the health of device recipients, and usually requiring surgical intervention to resolve. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to determine the efficacy of the AIGIS(RX) antibacterial envelope (TyRx Pharm...

Mycobacterial breast implant infection is a rare complication after augmentation mammaplasty. A review of the literature demonstrates multiple examples of breast implant infection with Mycobacterium fortuitum, but only rare discussion of Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare (MAC). The authors report an unusual case of MAC breast implant infection in a patient with a complex surgical history.

Abstract Background Direct-to-implant (DTI) breast reconstruction is increasingly performed as the preferred method of immediate following mastectomy. The proposed advantages DTI over two-stage tissue expander (TE)/implant relate to fewer surgical procedures. This systematic review and meta-analysis aims evaluate safety efficacy versus conventional TE/implant reconstruction. Method A was (PubMe...

BACKGROUND After total laryngectomy and voice rehabilitation using a tracheoesophageal shunt valve, patients often have valve-related complications such as leakage. To solve these problems, a tracheoesophageal tissue connector (TE-TC) was devised to serve as an interface between the patient's tissue (trachea and esophagus) and the shunt valve. METHODS The TE-TC is a permucosal connection cons...

Sternum and rib osteomyelitis complicated from breast implant infection is rare. We report a case of early sternum and rib osteomyelitis occurred during breast implant infection managed in an inter-regional referral center for bone/joint infections in the south of France.