From Bench to Bedside: It's Cold in There—Isn't It Time We Gave Our Implants a Coat?

CORR Insights®: Length of Endoprosthetic Reconstruction in Revision Knee Arthroplasty Is Associated With Complications and Reoperations

“…Berend and colleagues [2] reported only a 14% infection rate with this approach following nononcologic total femur replacement; additional study is necessary to demonstrate efficacy and, furthermore, safety of this approach. Implant coatings-silver, betadine, antibiotic-represent another opportunity, but none are currently in broad clinical use [8].…”

From Bench to Bedside: Radiolucent Implants—Better Visualization or Camouflaged Gimmick?

“…ir William Arbuthnot Lane is widely credited with the first routine use of metallic implants for internal fixation fractures, starting in 1892 [1]. As I have previously suggested in this column [8,9], orthopaedic implants and fixation techniques have evolved in the intervening 130 years. However, most internal fixation devices still are metallic and usually made of titanium or stainless steel.…”