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