Transfemoral Transcaval Core-Needle Liver Biopsy: An Alternative to Transjugular Liver Biopsy.

Purpose: To describe the technique and outcome of transfemoral transcaval (TFTC) core-needle liver biopsies.

Materials And Methods: Retrospective chart review was performed on 121 patients who underwent transvenous liver biopsies at a single institution between February 2014 and July 2015, yielding 66 total TFTC liver biopsies for review (65.2% male; mean age, 53.

Release of gentamicin from a tricalcium phosphate bone implant.

The impregnation and elution of gentamicin antibiotic from a commercially available porous beta-tricalcium phosphate (TCP) bone implant material (Vitoss, Orthovita, Inc.) was investigated in vitro. Sustained local antibiotic release is an attractive method for the prevention of infection following surgery.