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.

IDBlood count/chemistrySilver quantificationX-raysClassificationBiomechanical testingClassificationHistologyClassificationLA-ICP-MS

V1xn.a.Loose
V2StableStable
V3StableStable
V4LooseLoose
V6LooseLoose
V7yLooseLoose
V8LooseLoose
V9StableStable
V10StableStable

n.a.: not analyzable; xfailed implantation; yfailed implantation followed by revision surgery.