As long as there have been bone voids or defects, there has been a desire to fill them. The description of filling defects with various substances has been mentioned in ancient Hindu, Egyptian and Greek texts.
PRP: Should I Be Using It?
PRP, platelet-rich plasma, is touted by some to be a revolutionary treatment with the potential to heal or alleviate any number of ailments, from arthritis to tendinopathies to tendon tears or ruptures.
Evaluation and Treatment of the Infected Shoulder Arthroplasty
Infection following shoulder arthroplasty, although infrequent, remains one of the most common postoperative complications encountered and accounts for a large number of failures in both primary and revision shoulder a throplasty.
Periprosthetic Infection With a Focus on the Knee: Pathogenesis, Evaluation and Treatment
Infection remains a significant problem affecting joint implants, with a 1.1-2.2 percent incidence in total hip arthroplasty (THA), 0.9-4.0 percent in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and 1-7 percent in all joint arthroplasty.
How Effective is Vancomycin for Preventing Infections After TSA?
Surgical site infection is one of the most common and expensive post-operative complications to manage in shoulder arthroplasty.