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AUTHOR
A. Kretschmer
Eine In-vitro-Untersuchung zweier in der Kieferorthopädie verwendeter Kunststoffe auf Zelltoxizität
Ziel der vorliegenden In-vitro-Untersuchung war eine Uberprufung der in der Kieferorthopadie verwendeten Kunststoffe Orthocryl® (Dentaurum) und Wil-o-dont® (Wilde) auf Zellvertraglichkeit mit Hilfe des vonHeidemann u. Lampert [2] beschriebenen Verfahrens. Die akute lokale unspezifische Zelltoxizitat dieser Materialien und ihrer Einzelkomponenten wurde durch eine qualitative mikroskopische Begutachtung eintretender zytopathologischer Veranderungen in den neben den Prufkorpern kultivierten menschlichen Gingivafibroblasten sowie durch eine semiquantitative Beurteilung der Grose der um die getesteten Materialien entstandenen Hemmzonen des Zellwachstums evaluiert. Wahrend Orthocryl® und seine ge…
Fixed or adjustable sling in the treatment of male stress urinary incontinence: results from a large cohort study
BACKGROUND: Fixed and adjustable male slings for the treatment of male urinary stress incontinence became increasingly popular during the last decade. Although fixed slings are recommended for the treatment of mild to moderate stress urinary incontinence, there is still a lack of evidence regarding the precise indication for an adjustable male sling. Furthermore, there is still no evidence that one type of male sling is superior to another. However, both, adjustable and fixed slings, are commonly utilized in daily clinical practice. This current investigation aims to evaluate the differences between fixed and adjustable male slings regarding indications, complication rates and functional ou…
Antibiotic Coating of the Artificial Urinary Sphincter (AMS 800): Is it Worthwhile?
Objective To investigate the impact of the antibiotic coating InhibiZone on the infection and explantation rates of the AMS 800 in comparison to the AMS 800 without InhibiZone. Materials and Methods We retrospectively identified 305 patients with an AMS 800 in a multicenter cohort study. Patients were subsequently divided into InhibiZone and without InhibiZone-coated groups. Infection and explantation rates were analyzed by univariate and consecutively by multivariate logistic regression adjusted to variable risk factors. The infection-free interval was estimated by Kaplan-Meier plot and compared by the log-rank test. A P value below .05 was considered statistically significant. Results We …