Prevention of pin track infection in external fixation with silver coated pins: Clinical and microbiological results

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 600-604

  Masse A ^a   Bruno, A ^a   Bosetti, M ^b   Biasibetti, A ^a   Cannas, M ^b   Gallinaro, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

Author keywords

Coating; External fixation; Infection; Silver

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BONE; CATHETERS; DISEASES; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); ORTHOPEDICS; POLYMERS; PROTECTIVE COATINGS; SILVER;

BACTERIAL ADHESION; DIAPHYSEAL FRACTURE; EXTERNAL FIXATION; PIN TRACK; SILVER COATED PINS;

BIOMATERIALS;

BIOMATERIAL; POLYMER; SILVER; STAINLESS STEEL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BALLOON CATHETER; BLOOD LEVEL; BONE SCREW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRACTURE EXTERNAL FIXATION; HUMAN; IMPLANT; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MALE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BACILLUS; BACTERIA; BONE NAILS; CORYNEBACTERIUM; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FEMORAL FRACTURES; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; RIFAMPIN; SILVER; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TIBIAL FRACTURES;

EID: 0033809133     PISSN: 00219304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1097-4636(200009)53:5<600::AID-JBM21>3.0.CO;2-D     Document Type: Article

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