Use of silver coating in tumoral prosthetic surgery: influence on infection rate.
| Autor: | Andrés Aguilar Ezquerra, Antonio Peguero Bona |
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| Jazyk: | English<br />Spanish; Castilian<br />Portuguese |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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| Zdroj: | Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias Médicas de Córdoba, Vol 74, Iss 3, Pp 239-242 (2017) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 0014-6722 1853-0605 |
| DOI: | 10.31053/1853.0605.v74.n3.14892 |
| Popis: | Introduction: megaprostheses are one of the most widely used treatments in oncological surgery, and one of its major complications is the high rate of infection. Methods: 30 patients underwent implantation of silver-coated Mutars® arthroplasty due to neoplastic disease or periprosthetic fracture. Clinical and analytical monitoring was performed with a minimum of 4 years follow-up. Results: During follow-up 3 infections (10% of patients) were detected, less than publications using non silver-coated prostheses. Conclusion: silver coating in megaprostheses seems to decrease infection rate. |
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