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Silver-coated (PorAg®) endoprosthesis can be protective against reinfection in the treatment of tumor prostheses infection.

Andrea SambriRiccardo ZucchiniClaudio GianniniEleonora ZampariniPierluigi VialeDavide Maria DonatiMassimiliano De Paolis
Published in: European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie (2020)
Our results show the efficacy of PorAg® coating in the two-stage revision of knee EPR. PorAg®-coated EPR may have possible advantages over this traditional strategy, in particular when applied to patients with a higher risk of reinfection.
Keyphrases
  • total knee arthroplasty
  • gold nanoparticles
  • combination therapy