Analysis of Stomal Bacterial Colonialization After Transcutaneous Osseointegrated Prosthetic Systems Surgery

JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Jul 1;5(7):e2223383. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.23383.

Authors

Marcus Örgel¹, Horst-Heinrich Aschoff¹, Ludwig Sedlacek², Tilman Graulich¹, Christian Krettek¹, Sabine Roth¹, Alexander Ranker³

Affiliations

¹ Trauma Department, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
² Institute for Medical Microbiology and Hospital Epidemiology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
³ Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.

Abstract

This cohort study evaluates bacterial colonization of the stoma after transcutaneous osseointegrated prosthetic systems surgery.

MeSH terms

Humans
Osseointegration*
Prosthesis Implantation*