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Laser Disinfection in Periprosthetic Joint Infection
Sponsor: Medical University of Vienna
Summary
The eradication of biofilms from infected implants is still an unsolved challenge. The high-energy light beam of an Er:YAG laser causes rapid heating and explosive ablation of tissue. In this study we test the suitability of this laser for the removal of biofilms from infected implant surfaces.
Official title: Laser Disinfection as Biofilm-Disrupter in Periprosthetic Joint Infection (PJI)
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
Any - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
30
Start Date
2021-11-01
Completion Date
2025-05-01
Last Updated
2024-06-04
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Er:YAG Laser irradiation
The presented DALIR procedure differs in so far from a standard treatment that after exposure all accessible metal implant surfaces and the adjacent soft tissue is irradiated manually with the Er:YAG laser all over line-by-line with an intended overlap of approximately 10% at constant spot diameter.
Locations (1)
University Clinic of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery (Paracelus Medical University Salzburg, Austria)
Salzburg, Austria