Antibacterial effects of electrically activated vertebral implants

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 434-439

  Secinti, Kutsal Devrim ^a   Ayten, Murat ^a   Kahilogullari, Gokmen ^a   Kaygusuz, Gulsah ^a   Ugur, Hasan Caglar ^a   Attar, Ayhan ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Animal model; Antiseptic bone screw; Electric current; Pedicle screw; Silver electrode

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DEEP BODY INFECTION; DEVICE; DEVICE INFECTION; DIRECT CURRENT; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HISTOLOGY; IMPLANT; INOCULATION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; NONHUMAN; PEDICLE SCREW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SILVER COATED TITANIUM IMPLANT; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VERTEBRAL IMPLANT;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; COATED MATERIALS, BIOCOMPATIBLE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; IMPLANTS, EXPERIMENTAL; RABBITS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TITANIUM;

EID: 39649091416     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2007.03.010     Document Type: Article

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