Antimicrobial megaprostheses supported with iodine

In this study, we performed a clinical trial of iodine-coated megaprostheses to evaluate its safety and antibacterial effects. Forty-seven patients with malignant bone tumor or pyogenic arthritis were treated using iodine-supported titanium megaprostheses between July 2008 and May 2013. The mean age was 53.6 years (range, 15–85 years). Twenty-six patients were males and 21 were females. The diagnoses included malignant bone tumor in 29 cases, infected total knee arthroplasty in 11 cases, chronic osteomyelitis due to pyogenic arthritis in six cases and loosening of total knee arthroplasty in one case. The iodine-supported implants used were 42 Kyocera Limb Salvage System and five KOBELCO K-MAX K-3. These megaprostheses were used to prevent infection in 21 patients, treat active infections in 26 patients. The mean follow-up period was 30.1 months (range, 8–50). Infection was prevented in 20 out of 21 patients. Only one patient had surgical site infection caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa and was cured by intravenous administration of antibiotics alone without removal of the implant. In 26 treatment cases involving one- or two-stage revision surgery, infection subsided without any additional surgery. In all cases, there were no signs of infection at the time of the last follow-up. White blood cell and C-reactive protein levels returned to normal within four weeks after surgery. To confirm systemic effects of iodine, thyroid hormone levels in the blood were examined. A...
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