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Bacteriophage Therapy for Clinical Biofilm Infections: Parameters That Influence Treatment Protocols and Current Treatment Approaches

Antibiotics, 2020
Biofilm infections are extremely difficult to treat, which is secondary to the inability of conventional antibiotics to eradicate biofilms. Consequently, current definitive treatment of biofilm infections requires complete removal of the infected ...
James B. Doub
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Case Series of Silver Oxide–Containing Hydroxyapatite Coating in Antibacterial Cementless Total Hip Arthroplasty: Clinical Results of 50 Cases at 5-Year Follow-Up

Arthroplasty Today, 2023
Background: Prosthetic joint infection, which is caused by implant treatment, is a severe complication. Consequently, silver-containing hydroxyapatite (Ag-HA)-coated implants have been developed to prevent prosthetic joint infection by combining Ag with ...
Shunsuke Kawano, MD, PhD, Masaya Ueno, MD, PhD, Masanori Fujii, MD, PhD, Daisuke Mawatari, MD, Masaaki Mawatari, MD, PhD   +4 more
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Advances in Sustainable and Wearable Textile Based Soft Robotics

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This Review examines advances in wearable textile‐based soft robotics, focusing on sustainable materials, integrated sensing, and scalable actuation. It discusses manufacturing and system integration across healthcare, assistive robotics, prosthetics, and human–machine interfaces, and highlights key challenges in circular design, including life‐cycle ...
Zahir Abbas, Marzia Dulal, Sophia K. Novoselov, Victoria K. Novoselov, Kostya S. Novoselov, Shaila Afroj, Nazmul Karim   +6 more
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Bioengineered Interfaces for Peripheral Nerve Sensory Restoration

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Half of amputees abandon their prosthetics for lack of feeling. This review charts the full path from peripheral nerve injury to restored sensation, through surgical, regenerative, noninvasive, and implanted approaches, and shows how injury type and interface material properties determine which strategy can deliver naturalistic feedback, and why ...
Sydney Swedick, Salim El Hadwe, Kesi Liang, George G. Malliaras, Damiano G. Barone   +4 more
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Does Using Highly Porous Tantalum in Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty Reduce the Rate of Periprosthetic Joint Infection? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Arthroplasty Today
Background: Studies suggest tantalum (Ta) implants may have inherent antibacterial properties. However, there is no consensus regarding the effectiveness of Ta in preventing periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) after revision total hip arthroplasty (rTHA)
Peyman Mirghaderi, MD, MPH, Nasim Eshraghi, Erfan Sheikhbahaei, MD, Mohammadreza Razzaghof, MD, MPH, Kiarash Roustai-Geraylow, MD, Alireza Pouramini, MD, Mohammad Mirahmadi Eraghi, Fatemeh Kafi, MD, Sayed Mohammad Javad Mortazavi, MD   +8 more
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Advances in Bio‐Integrated Edge Computing Systems for Smart and Connected Health

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This review explores advances in bio‐integrated edge computing for healthcare, focusing on co‐designing computing, sensing, and energy strategies to overcome integration and power challenges for optimized, decentralized operation. ABSTRACT Recent advances in bio‐integrated healthcare technologies have enabled continuous, high‐resolution monitoring and ...
Gyuwon Kim, Seungwon Yoo, Tae Woog Kang, Yunuo Huang, Woon‐Hong Yeo   +4 more
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Periprosthetic Joint Infection Caused by Brucella: Four Case Reports and a Systematic Review of Literature

Arthroplasty Today
Background: Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) caused by Brucella spp. is an exceedingly rare occurrence, leading to a lack of consensus regarding its diagnosis and treatment.
Shenghong Wang, MD, Xiaoyun Sheng, MD, Laiwei Guo, MD, Zecheng Zong, MD, Xuehai Chen, MD, Dacheng Zhao, MD, Bin Geng, PhD, Yayi Xia, PhD   +7 more
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Prosthetic rehabilitation of an ocular defect with post-enucleation socket syndrome: A case report

Saudi Dental Journal, 2014
Ocular trauma can be caused by road traffic accidents, falls, assaults, or work-related accidents. Enucleation is often indicated after ocular injury or for the treatment of intraocular tumors, severe ocular infections, and painful blind eyes ...
Pokpong Amornvit, Dinesh Rokaya, Binit Shrestha, Theerathavaj Srithavaj   +3 more
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Advanced Flexible Robotic Systems for the Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Flexible surgical robots are advancing minimally invasive interventions for cardiovascular diseases and cancer by enabling precise navigation through complex, submillimeter anatomical pathways. This review highlights recent innovations in actuation, bio‐integrated sensing, AI‐assisted control, and friction‐reduction technologies, discusses current ...
Hermione Truong, Chi Cong Nguyen, Hannah Thuy Truong, Kefan Zhu, Adrienne Ji, James Davies, Emanuele Nicotra, Bibhu Sharma, Jingjing Wan, Patrick Pruscino, Shing Wai Wong, Hoang‐Phuong Phan, Phuoc Thien Phan, Nigel H. Lovell, Thanh Nho Do   +14 more
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Treatment of a Gustilo-Anderson type II open tibia shaft fracture with an ultrathin silver plasma-coated plate: A case report

Trauma Case Reports, 2022
The treatment of open tibia fractures with plate fixation bears a high risk for the development of a fracture-related infection. Here we present a case of an 80-year-old female with a Gustilo-Anderson type II open distal tibial shaft fracture with an ...
Volker Alt, Christian Pfeifer, Markus Rupp, Nike Walter   +3 more
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