Reduced Bacteria Colonization and Increased Bone Formation on Si₃N₄ Spinal Implants: An Evaluation of Bacterial Colonization on Existing Implant Materials

Author(s): Khalid A. Sethi MD, Thomas J. Webster PhD, Deborah Gorth, Christine Ann Snyder PA-C, N. Mahmood, S. Puckett, B. Ercan, D. Bohrer. Presented in part as a poster at the Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, October 1-6, 2011, Washington, D.C.

This study demonstrated for the first time decreased bacteria functions on Si₃N₄ compared to titanium and PEEK, and provided the first understanding why as Si₃N₄… Read More