Background: Addressing prosthetic joint infections poses a significant challenge within orthopedic surgery, marked by elevated morbidity and mortality rates. The presence of biofilms and infections attributed to () further complicates the scenario.
Objective: To investigate the potential of radioimmunotherapy as an innovative intervention to tackle biofilm-associated infections.
Introduction: Implant infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus are responsible for high mortality and morbidity worldwide. Treatment of these infections can be difficult especially when bacterial biofilms are involved. In this study we investigate the potential of infrared photoimmunotherapy to eradicate staphylococcal infection in a mouse model.
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September 2023
Aim: Haemophilia is characterized by recurrent joint bleeding caused by a lack of clotting factor VIII or IX. Due to repeated joint bleeding, end-stage arthropathy occurs in relatively young patients. A total knee replacement (TKR) can be a solution.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Despite the extensive use of silver ions or nanoparticles in research related to preventing implant-associated infections (IAI), their use in clinical practice has been debated. This is because the strong antibacterial properties of silver are counterbalanced by adverse effects on host cells. One of the reasons for this may be the lack of comprehensive models that are capable of analyzing host-bacteria and host-host interactions.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCustom-made triflange acetabular implants are increasingly used in complex revision surgery where supporting bone stock is diminished. In most cases these triflange cups induce stress-shielding. A new concept for the triflange is introduced that uses deformable porous titanium to redirect forces from the acetabular rim to the bone stock behind the implant and thereby reduces further stress-shielding.
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