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Nonthermal plasma approaches for combating implant‐associated infections: A compendious review

VIEW, EarlyView.
Implant‐associated infections pose serious clinical challenges. Non‐thermal plasma (NTP) modifications overcome this bottleneck in distinct ways relative to traditional sterilization methods. Gas‐phase plasmas generate highly energetic species, UV radiation and reactive oxygen/nitrogen species (RONS), which alter the implant surface properties.
A. M. Trimukhe, Satish Rojekar, Amol Gholap, K. Navaneetha Pandiyaraj, Mukesh Patekar, Claudia Riccardi, R. R. Deshmukh, Tomáš Kovářík, Kalim Deshmukh   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Australian and New Zealand Dental Implant Registry: Regulatory Requirements and Registry Development

Australian Dental Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The Therapeutic Goods Administration is responsible for the Regulation of manufacture and supply of all medical devices including dental implants. Medically, the patient is given a ‘Patient Implant Card’ (PIC). It is recommended to monitor the performance of devices in an implant registry.
S. Soukoulis, S. Davis, A. Goss
wiley   +1 more source

Revision Risk Following Total Hip Arthroplasty in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Cohort Study From the Australian Orthopaedic Association National Joint Replacement Registry

ANZ Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Total hip arthroplasty (THA) is one of the most successful orthopaedic procedures and provides good functional outcomes in both rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and osteoarthritis (OA) patients. However, RA patients face higher risks of adverse post‐operative outcomes.
Owen Taylor‐Williams, Christopher J. Wall, Johannes Nossent, Carl Holder, Charles Inderjeeth   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Role of Patients' Treatment Expectations in Ventricular Assist Device Support: Results From a Convergent Mixed Methods Study

Artificial Organs, EarlyView.
This mixed methods study aimed to: (i) identify treatment expectations held by individuals with a ventricular assist device (VAD), (ii) assess the extent to which these expectations have been met, and (iii) examine how treatment expectations relate to VAD‐specific health‐related quality of life (HRQoL) ABSTRACT Objectives Treatment expectations ...
Simon Felix Zerth, Bernd Niemann, Miriam Salzmann‐Djufri, Sandra Semmig‐Könze, Katharina Tigges‐Limmer, Yvonne Brocks, Monika Sadlonova, Anna Markser, Tanja Zimmermann, Lara Kristin Oldach, Stefan Salzmann   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Case report: Occult Listeria monocytogenes invasion leading to prosthetic hip joint infection in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis taking tofacitinib

Frontiers in Medicine
It has been suggested that targeted therapy may potentially increase the risk of listeriosis. However, no reported cases of Listeria monocytogenes prosthetic joint infection have been documented during Janus Kinase (JAK) pathway inhibitor use. Herein, we
Chaowen Deng, Kelvin Hei-Yeung Chiu, Nan Lou, Fanfan Xing   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prosthetic Joint Infections and Rifampin

Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2022
Sonal, Munsiff, Ted, Louie
openaire   +2 more sources

Hydraulic and malleable female‐to‐male penile implants after phalloplasty in transgender individuals: a retrospective cohort analysis

BJU International, EarlyView.
Objectives To provide a comprehensive summary of the surgical outcomes of Zephyr Surgical Implants (ZSI; Geneva, Switzerland) hydraulic and malleable female‐to‐male (FTM) penile implants (PIs) in transgender patients. Patients and Methods All transgender patients who underwent hydraulic (ZSI FTM 475) and malleable (ZSI FTM 100) erectile device ...
Maya Levy, Wouter B. van der Sluis, Emma L. van Abbema, Brechje L. Ronkes, R. Jeroen A. van Moorselaar, Mark‐Bram Bouman, Garry L.S. Pigot   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rare case of prosthetic and non-prosthetic Candida arthritis of bilateral knee joints by Candida parapsilosis successfully treated with fluconazole: A diagnostic paradox

IDCases
Osteoarticular candidiasis is a rare entity with only 332 cases worldwide of which Candida arthritis accounts for 112 (33.7 %) cases. Candida parapsilosis accounts for only 11 % cases.
Virender Kumar Gautam, Supriya Mahajan, Prashant Tiwari   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prosthetic joint infection

Bone & Joint Research, 2019
Ahmed, S. S., Haddad, F. S.
openaire   +2 more sources

Catheterisation after urethral lengthening in transgender/gender‐diverse individuals: a randomised controlled trial (Safe Access for Bladder Entry in Transgender Men Following Penile Reconstruction [SAFE])

BJU International, EarlyView.
Objective To conduct a randomised controlled trial (RCT) to assess the efficacy of the Urethrotech urethral catheterisation device (UCD®; Urethrotech Ltd., Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey, UK) catheter compared to a standard Foley catheter for catheterisation in post‐phalloplasty transgender and gender diverse (TGD) individuals following urethral ...
Anastasia Frost, Andrea Gobbo, Nim Christopher, David Ralph, Wai Gin Lee   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source