Research Article
Evaluation of Osseous Integration of PVD-Silver-Coated Hip Prostheses in a Canine Model
Table 2
Assignment of test animals to the analytical procedures and classification.
| ID | Blood count/chemistry | Silver quantification | X-rays | Classification | Biomechanical testing | Classification | Histology | Classification | LA-ICP-MS |
| V1x | ✓ | ✓ | n.a. | — | ✓ | Loose | — | — | — | V2 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Stable | — | — | ✓ | Stable | ✓ | V3 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Stable | ✓ | Stable | — | — | — | V4 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Loose | ✓ | Loose | — | — | — | V6 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Loose | — | — | ✓ | Loose | ✓ | V7y | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Loose | — | — | ✓ | Loose | ✓ | V8 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Loose | ✓ | Loose | — | — | — | V9 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Stable | — | — | ✓ | Stable | ✓ | V10 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | Stable | ✓ | Stable | — | — | — |
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n.a.: not analyzable; xfailed implantation; yfailed implantation followed by revision surgery.
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