Silver-coated megaprosthesis in prevention and treatment of peri-prosthetic infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis about efficacy and toxicity in primary and revision surgery.

Michele FioreAndrea SambriRiccardo ZucchiniClaudio GianniniDavide Maria DonatiMassimiliano De Paolis

Published in: European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie (2020)

Silver-coated EPRs are safe and effective in reduction in PJI and re-infection rate, in particular when used in higher risk patients and after two-stage revisions to fight PJI.

Keyphrases

gold nanoparticles
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
minimally invasive
total knee arthroplasty
oxidative stress
prognostic factors
coronary artery disease
total hip arthroplasty
patient reported