Table 1 Published clinical data of different coatings
From: Coatings as the useful drug delivery system for the prevention of implant-related infections
Authors | Implant | Coating technology | Study type | Evidence level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Moghaddam et al. [65] | Tibia nail (ETN PROtect™) | Gentamicin PLLA with “dip coating process” | Case series | IV |
Metsemakers et al. [130] | Tibia nail (ETN PROtect™) | Gentamicin PLLA with “dip coating process” | Case series | IV |
Conway et al. [131] | Rods (antibiotic cement-coated) | Tobramycin and vancomycin cement (Biomet Cobalt) with metal molds or silicone tubing | Case series | IV |
Thonse et al. [132] | Interlocking intramedullary (antibiotic cement-coated) | Antibiotic powder Interlocking intramedullary wrap-ped by cement (Zimmer, Warsaw, Indiana) with metal molds | Case series | IV |
Fuchs et al. [133] | Tibia nail (UTN PROtect) | Gentamicin PLLA with dip coating process | Case series | IV |
Raschke et al. [66] | Tibia nail (UTN PROtect) | Gentamicin PLLA with “dip coating process” | Case report | IV |
Hardes et al. [134] | Endoprosthesis (Mutars) | Silver with galvanic deposition | Case control study | III |
Wilding et al. [135] | Knee arthrodesis nail (Mutars) | Silver with galvanic deposition | Case series | IV |
Wafa et al. [136] | Silver-enhanced custom-made endoprostheses | Silver with anodisation of the titanium alloy | Case control study | III |
Glehr et al. [137] | Endoprosthesis (Mutars) | Silver with galvanic deposition | Case series | IV |
Shirai et al. [109] | Kyocera Limb Salvage System KOBELCO K-MAX | Povidone-iodine electrolyte-based process | Case series | IV |
Tsuchiya et al. [110] | Spinal instrumentation, plates, external fixator pins, prostheses, nails, cannulated screw | Povidone-iodine electrolyte-based process | Case series | IV |