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  • Maxim Shevtsov
  • Dmitriy Gavrilov
  • Natalia Yudintceva
  • Elena Zemtsova
  • Andrei Arbenin
  • Vladimir Smirnov
  • Irina Voronkina
  • Polina Adamova
  • Miralda Blinova
  • Nataliya Mikhailova
  • Oleg Galibin
  • Michael Akkaoui
  • Mark Pitkin

Implant-associated soft tissue infections at the skin-implant interface represent the most frequent complications in reconstructive surgery and lead to implant failures and revisions. Titanium implants with deep porosity, called skin-and-bone-integrated-pylons (SBIP), allow for skin ingrowth in the morphologically natural direction, thus restoring a reliable dermal barrier and reducing the risk of infection. Silver coating of the SBIP implant surface using physical vapor deposition technique offers the possibility of preventing biofilm formation and exerting a direct antimicrobial effect during the wound healing phase. In vivo studies employing pig and rabbit dorsum models for assessment of skin ingrowth into the pores of the pylon demonstrated the safety of transcutaneous implantation of the SBIP system. No postoperative complications were reported at the end of the follow-up period of 6 months. Histological analysis proved skin ingrowth in the minipig model without signs of silver toxicity. Analysis of silver release (using energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy) in the model of intramedullary-inserted silver-coated SBIP in New Zealand rabbits demonstrated trace amounts of silver after 3 months of in-bone implantation. In conclusion, selected temporary silver coating of the SBIP implant surface is powerful at preventing the periprosthetic infections without imparing skin ingrowth and can be considered for clinical application.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)584-595
Number of pages12
JournalJournal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part B Applied Biomaterials
Volume109
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 16 Sep 2020

    Research areas

  • implants, osseointegration, silver coating, skin-and-bone-integrated-pylon, skin-implant interface, EFFICACY, WOUNDS, SOCKET, POROUS TITANIUM, OSSEOINTEGRATION, PROSTHETIC PYLON, TRANSFEMORAL AMPUTATION

    Scopus subject areas

  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Biomaterials

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