Injury
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Randomized, controlled trial of povidone-iodine to reduce simple traumatic wound infections in the emergency department.
Povidone Iodine (PVI) has been used to prevent wound infection for a long time, yet the merits and effectiveness of this agent in reducing the rates of infection in simple traumatic wounds have been debated. The aim of this study is determine the effect of PVI as skin disinfectant in preventing simple traumatic wound infection after repair in emergency departments. ⋯ Our study showed that using PVI in the management of traumatic wounds did not reduced rate of infections.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Allograft plus OP-1 enhances ossification in posterolateral lumbar fusion: A seven year follow-up.
To study the results of the combination of allograft plus BMP-7 in comparison with allograft alone in posterolateral lumbar arthrodesis. ⋯ Allograft on one side plus allograft with BMP-7 on the other achieved a fusion rate of 93 per cent. Allograft combined with BMP-7 was more effective than allograft alone.