Cathodic voltage-controlled electrical stimulation of titanium implants as treatment for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus periprosthetic infections
By Mark T. Ehrensberger and Menachem E. Tobias and Scott R. Nodzo and Lisa A. Hansen and Nicole R. Luke-Marshall and Ross F. Cole and Linda M. Wild and Anthony A. Campagnari
Published in Biomaterials
2015
Abstract
Effective treatment options are often limited for implant-associated orthopedic infections. In this study we evaluated the antimicrobial effects of applying cathodic voltage-controlled electrical stimulation (CVCES) of -1.8