Influence of biomaterials on scintigraphic diagnosis of periprosthetic infections. Ceftizoxime-99m technetium model

Abstract Purpose: To compare the influence of two metallic implants in the diagnosis of periprosthetic infection using 99m technetium-labeled ceftizoxime. Methods: Twenty rats were randomly divided into four groups, which received sterile and contaminated titanium and stainless steel implants. Af...

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Main Authors: Luiz Eduardo Moreira Teixeira, Bruno Jannotti Pádua, André Moreira Castilho, Ivana Duval de Araújo, Marco Antônio Percope de Andrade, Valbert Nascimento Cardoso, Simone Odília Diniz, Jefferson Soares Leal, Isabella Kuniko Takenaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa em Cirurgia 2018-01-01
Series:Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/pdf/acb/v33n1/1678-2674-acb-33-01-00014.pdf