The use of silver-coated prostheses reduced the infection rate in the medium term. In addition, less aggressive treatment of infection was possible in the group with silver-coated prostheses. Further studies with longer term follow-up periods and larger numbers of patients are warranted in order to confirm these encouraging results.
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