SCD: systemic contact dermatitis INTRODUCTION Up to 5% of orthopedic implant patients suffer metal-related cutaneous complications caused by delayed-type hypersensitivity reactions, most commonly to nickel, cobalt, and chromium. Both generalized and remote site dermatitis to orthopedic implants are uncommon. Traditional and decorative tattoos have been given for thousands of years around the wo...

Background Radiostereometric analysis (RSA) has been used to determine migration and wear of orthopedic implants. Radiostereometry makes use of a cage with control marker and fiducial to calculate a three dimensional (3D) coordinate system. Spherical tantalum markers are inserted into the bone and implant to identify distinct points of measurement for each part of the skeleton and implant invol...

The use of orthopedic implants in joints has revolutionized the treatment of patients with many debilitating chronic musculoskeletal diseases such as osteoarthritis. However, the introduction of foreign material into the human body predisposes the body to infection. The treatment of these infections has become very complicated since the orthopedic implants serve as a surface for multiple specie...

AIMS Application of force to implants is helpful, especially in orthodontic-implant therapies. The aim of this study was a histomorphologic and histomorphometric evaluation of peri-implant bone after immediate orthodontic and orthopedic forces comparing them with a control group. MATERIALS AND METHODS Eighteen dental titanium implants were inserted in the premolar region of three dogs. Implan...

BACKGROUND Plasma-spray deposition of hydroxyapatite on titanium (Ti) has proven to be a suboptimal solution to improve orthopedic-implant success rates, as demonstrated by the increasing number of orthopedic revision surgeries due to infection, implant loosening, and a myriad of other reasons. This could be in part due to the high heat involved during plasma-spray deposition, which significant...