Is Silver the New Gold? A Systematic Review of the Preclinical Evidence of Its Use in Bone Substitutes as Antiseptic

• Main Authors: Michele Fiore (Author), Alessandro Bruschi (Author), Claudio Giannini (Author), Lorenzo Morante (Author), Claudia Rondinella (Author), Matteo Filippini (Author), Andrea Sambri (Author), Massimiliano De Paolis (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Antibiotic-laden bone substitutes represent a viable option in the treatment of bone and joint infections with bone defects. In particular, the addition of silver ions or silver nanoparticles to bone substitutes to achieve local antiseptic activity could represent a further contribution, also helpin...