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Role of Muscle Free Flap in the Salvage of Complicated Scalp Wounds and Infected Prosthetic Dura

Archives of Plastic Surgery, 2013
Background The prosthetic dura is an essential element in the protection of the cranial parenchyma and prevention of cerebrospinal fluid leakage. Although prosthetic dura are widely used in neurosurgery, they occasionally provoke infection, which can be
Dae Hee Han, Myong Chul Park, Dong Ha Park, Hyunsuk Song, Il Jae Lee   +4 more
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The Temporal Impact of Prosthesis Implantation and Semi‐Quantitative Criteria on the Diagnostic Efficacy of Triple‐Phase Bone Scanning for Periprosthetic Joint Infection

Orthopaedic Surgery, 2022
Objective To evaluate the diagnostic efficacy of triple‐phase bone scanning and the temporal impact of prosthesis implantation on the diagnostic efficacy of triple‐phase bone scanning for periprosthetic joint infection (PJI).
Feiyang Zhang, Chentian Shen, Jinlong Yu, Xiaohua Chen, Qiaojie Wang, Zhenkui Sun, Hao Shen   +6 more
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Candida albicans biofilm formation on peptide functionalized polydimethylsiloxane [PDF]

, 2010
In order to prevent biofilm formation by Candida albicans, several cationic peptides were covalently bound to polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS). The salivary peptide histatin 5 and two synthetic variants (Dhvar 4 and Dhvar 5) were used to prepare peptide ...
Coenye, Tom, De Prijck, Kristof, De Smet, Nele, Devreese, Bart, Nelis, Hans, Rymarczyk-Machal, Monika, Schacht, Etienne, Van Driessche, Gonzalez   +7 more
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Smart Closed‐Loop Systems in Personalized Healthcare: Advances and Outlook

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
A smart closed‐loop e‐textile integrates multimodal sensing, onboard processing, wireless communication, and wearable power to enable real‐time physiological/biochemical monitoring and feedback‐controlled therapy. ABSTRACT Smart textiles represent a revolutionary frontier in healthcare, seamlessly blending fabric and advanced technologies to create ...
Safoora Khosravi, Sang Won Lee, Mohammad Abrar Uddin, Sina Hassanpoor, Neha Suvindran, Katherine Le, Harun Arkaz, Harishkumar Narayana, Saeid Soltanian, Danial Khorsandi, Negar Hosseinzadeh Kouchehbaghi, Taeil Kim, Yangzhi Zhu   +12 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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Epidemiological characteristics of nosocomial bloodstream infections and their causes [PDF]

Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2006
Background/Aim. Nosocomial bloodstream infections (BSI) contribute to grater morbidity and mortality rates, as well as to increasing length of hospital stay and health care costs.
Šuljagić Vesna, Mirović Veljko
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Bamboo Medical Application: A State‐of‐the‐Art Review

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This review presents a structured classification of bamboo's current use in healthcare. It organizes applications into medical textiles and medical devices, with further divisions based on function and level of invasiveness. It also examines material utilization based on bamboo's structural role, highlighting how it supports both protective and ...
Haymanot Beza Lamesgin, Koosje van der Stoel, Vera Popovich, Paul Breedveld   +3 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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Toward Wireless Implantable Robotic Systems Driven by Magnetic Field for Personalized Therapy

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Robotic materials are playing an increasingly vital role in enabling sensing and actuation at small scales. This perspective highlights recent advances in magnetic materials and magnetically actuated devices for wireless sensing, actuation, and energy harvesting toward implantable robotic systems for closed‐loop therapy.
Yusheng Wang, Ruijian Ge, Xiaoguang Dong
wiley   +1 more source

Early Complications After Radical Operations in Breast Cancer Patients [PDF]

, 2020
Breast cancer is one of the most common Malignancies in women. In many cases, a major component of complex treatment for breast cancer is surgery - radical mastectomy or radical breast resection.The aim of the work – to investigate the frequency and ...
Baranova, A. (Anna), Vinnyk, Y. (Yuri), Vlasenko, V. (Vadym)   +2 more
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