Research Article
Evaluation of Osseous Integration of PVD-Silver-Coated Hip Prostheses in a Canine Model
Table 1
Schedule of analytical procedures in vivo.
| Procedures | | | | | | | | | |
| Clinical assessment | o | | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | Blood count | o | | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | Blood chemistry | o | | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | C-reactive protein | o | | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | Metal ions (serum analysis) | o | | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | X-rays | o | o | | | o | o | o | o | o |
| | Pre-op | Post-op | 3 days post-op | 10 days post-op | 6 weeks post-op | 3 months post-op | 6 months post-op | 9 months post-op | 12 months post-op |
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