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BiomimeticsCurrently, titanium and its alloys have emerged as the predominant metallic biomaterials for orthopedic implants. Nonetheless, the relatively high post-operative infection rate (2–5%) exacerbates patient discomfort and imposes significant economic costs ...
Wuzhi Wang +8 more
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Case Reports in Oncology, 2020 Whenever partial hand amputations for soft tissue sarcomas are attempted, special consideration should be given to achieve a balance between complete resection associated with negative margins and preservation of functionality to the patient so that the ...
Mohamad K. Abou Chaar +3 more
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Potential Synthetic Biolubricant as an Alternative to Bovine Serum
Lubricants, 2016 It is crucial that orthopaedic implant materials are tested in conditions that replicate the natural body’s environment as closely as possible. Bovine serum is currently recommended for use by the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) for ...
Susan C. Scholes +5 more
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, 2013 Aims Even if densitometry is still currently considered to be the gold standard in bone quality assessment, however, the medical community has long been aware that two are the factors that increase bone weakness: bone mineralization loss and micro ...
COSMI, Francesca +3 more
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Environmental noise as risk factor for postoperative delirium in an orthopedic sample: an exploratory, correlational study [PDF]
, 2013 Postoperative delirium (PD) affects approximately 25 percent of participants over the age of 60 having major surgery. Long term negative effects include persistent delirium, loss of independence, nursing home placement, and mortality.
Brown, Courtney +1 more
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Nanostructured selenium for anti-cancer orthopedic applications
, 2008 Current orthopedic implants have numerous problems that include poor osseointegration, stress shielding and wear debris-associated bone cell death. In particular, certain metallic implants slowly generate corrosion products that limit their performance ...
Tran, Phong, Webster, Thomas J.
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Journal of Inflammation ResearchJinwang Dong,1,2,* Chen Xu,1,* Shanshan Jin,3,* Tao Xie,1,* Zhengwei Xu,1 Dingjun Hao,1 Liang Dong1 1Department of Spine Surgery, Honghui Hospital, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi, People’s Republic of China ...
Dong J +6 more
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The Surprising Effect of Body Mass Index on Elective Orthopedic Surgeries
The Journal of the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, 2019 Elective orthopedic surgeries are often deferred or declined due to concern about the patient's elevated body mass index (BMI). The study team conducted a literature review of studies focusing on the relationship between BMI and outcomes of elective ...
David T Burke +2 more
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Novel anti-cancer orthopedic materials: Nanostructured selenium
, 2007 Metallic bone implants possess numerous problems limiting their efficacy, such as poor osseointegration, stress shielding, and corrosion in in vivo environments.
Tran, Phong A. +3 more
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Analysis of Risk Factors for Postoperative Complications of Thoracolumbar Brucella Spondylitis
Infection and Drug ResistanceYao Zhang,1 Changsong Zhao,1 Jiamin Chen,2 Qiang Zhang1 1Department of Orthopedics, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100015, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Pathology, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical ...
Zhang Y, Zhao C, Chen J, Zhang Q
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