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Original Source: Maggot Debridement Therapy for Postsurgical Wound Infection in Scoliosis: A Case Series in Five Patients.
STUDY DESIGN.: Case series of 5 patients who developed resistant wound infection after scoliosis surgery. OBJECTIVE.: To present maggot debridement therapy (MDT) as an effective alternative to the conventional treatment in postsurgical infection in scoliosis. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA.: Numerous clinical reports have been published that describe outstanding effects of MDT, most notable on debridement, cleansing, disinfection, and healing of indolent wounds, many of which have previously failed to respond t...
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Do antibacterial cement spacers help treat prosthetic joint infections?
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In two-stage revisions of infected prosthetic joints, does temporary placement of antibacterial cement spacers improve the outcome? In a recent literature review, resea...
Florida State Announces Veteran Prosthetic Program
TALLAHASSEE, FL -- Florida State University has announced a partnership between its High-Performance Materials Institute (HPMI) and the U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs to develop the next generation of...
Improvements announced in NHS prosthetic care for war veterans
NHS services across the country are set to benefit from additional funding to improve prosthetic and rehabilitation services for ex-servicemen and women. The government is making £11 million availabl...
Translational medicine: Longer life for artificial joints
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Prosthetic leg responds to EEG signals
Researchers at the Long Beach Veterans Affairs Medical Center have developed a prosthetic leg controlled by electroencephalog -More-
Advanced prosthetic leg responds to wearer’s movements
A central microprocessor in the X2 prosthetic leg by Ottobock enables the device to adjust to slight changes in movement, all -More-
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Russia Scientists Develop Slower Biodegrading Prosthetic Implants
Russia researchers say they have developed biodegradable prosthetic implants made of biopolymer using bacteria.
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Endoprosthetic replacement of rheumatoid finger joints.
Resection arthroplasty, arthrodesis and prosthetic reconstruction are able to guarantee the maintenance of good functional ability of finger joints even in late stages and with severe destruction. Des...
Antibiotics before endoscopy in patients with prosthetic joints.
There is limited understanding of the actual temperatures that maggots experience during growth. The impact of maggot mass heating on their growth rates cannot be properly factored into maggot growth...
The efficacy of maggot debridement therapy - a review of comparative clinical trials.
Over the last decade, maggot debridement therapy (MDT) has been recognized by many clinicians as a potential adjunct to conventional therapy, and many patients with non healing, chronic ulcers have be...
