Metal-on-metal bearings in total hip arthroplasties: Influence of cobalt and chromium ions on bacterial growth and biofilm formation

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part A

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 711-716

  Hosman, Anton H ^a   Van Der Mei, Henny C ^a   Bulstra, Sjoerd K ^a   Busscher, Henk J ^a   Neut, Danielle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biofilm formation; Chromium; Cobalt; Infection; Metal on metal bearing

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL GROWTHS; BACTERIAL STRAINS; BIOFILM FORMATION; CHROMIUM IONS; CLINICAL DATUM; CO-CR ALLOYS; CONFOCAL LASER SCANNING MICROSCOPIES; CORROSION PRODUCTS; CR CONCENTRATIONS; CRIII IONS; GROWTH OF BACTERIA; HIP ARTHROPLASTIES; INFECTION; INFECTION RATES; METAL ION CONCENTRATIONS; METAL ON METALS; METAL-ON-METAL BEARING; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIOLOGY; BEARINGS (STRUCTURAL); BIOFILMS; BIOFILTERS; BODY FLUIDS; CHROMIUM ALLOYS; COBALT; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; HIP PROSTHESES; METAL IONS; METALS; METHOD OF MOMENTS;

CHROMIUM;

CHROMIUM; CYANOCOBALAMIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BIOFILM; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GROWTH INHIBITION; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; BIOFILMS; CATIONS; CHROMIUM; COBALT; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 60549115071     PISSN: 15493296     EISSN: 15524965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.31922     Document Type: Article

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