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Olšovská E, Čabanová K, Motyka O, Kryštofová HB, Matějková P, Voves J, Židlík V, Madeja R, Demel J, Halfar J, Kukutschová J. Simple method for quantification of metal-based particles in biopsy samples of patients with long bone implants - Pilot study. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY 2023; 103:104282. [PMID: 37769889 DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2023.104282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2023] [Revised: 09/19/2023] [Accepted: 09/23/2023] [Indexed: 10/02/2023]
Abstract
The presence of particles fixed in tissue samples due to implant degradation or disintegration plays an important role in post-operative complications. The ability to determine the size, shape, chemical composition and, above all, the number of these particles can be used in many areas of medicine. This study presents a novel, simple metal-based particle detection method using scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive spectrometer (SEM-EDS). The presence of metal particles in biopsy specimens from long bone nail-fixated implants (10 patients with titanium steel nails and 10 patients with stainless steel nails) was studied. The samples were analysed using automated area analysis based on image binarization and brightness to 255 grayscale. The results were supplemented with histological data and statistically analysed. The method based on the software used was found to be accurate and easy to use and, thus, appears to be very suitable for particle detection in similar samples.
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Affiliation(s)
- Eva Olšovská
- Nanotechnology Centre, CEET, VSB - Technical University of Ostrava, 17. listopadu 2172/15, Ostrava-Poruba 708 00, Czech Republic; Faculty of Material Science and Technology, Center for Advanced Innovation Technologies, VSB - Technical University of Ostrava, 17. listopadu 2172/15, Ostrava-Poruba 708 00, Czech Republic.
| | - Kristina Čabanová
- Faculty of Material Science and Technology, Center for Advanced Innovation Technologies, VSB - Technical University of Ostrava, 17. listopadu 2172/15, Ostrava-Poruba 708 00, Czech Republic; Faculty of Mining and Geology, VSB-Technical University of Ostrava, 17. listopadu 2172/15, Ostrava-Poruba 708 00, Czech Republic
| | - Oldřich Motyka
- Nanotechnology Centre, CEET, VSB - Technical University of Ostrava, 17. listopadu 2172/15, Ostrava-Poruba 708 00, Czech Republic; Faculty of Mining and Geology, VSB-Technical University of Ostrava, 17. listopadu 2172/15, Ostrava-Poruba 708 00, Czech Republic
| | - Hana Bielniková Kryštofová
- Faculty of Material Science and Technology, Center for Advanced Innovation Technologies, VSB - Technical University of Ostrava, 17. listopadu 2172/15, Ostrava-Poruba 708 00, Czech Republic; Institute of Molecular and Clinical Pathology and Medical Genetics, University Hospital Ostrava and Faculty of Medicine, 17. listopadu 1790/5, Ostrava-Poruba 708 52, Czech Republic; Institute of Emergency, Medicine Faculty of Medicine, University of Ostrava, Syllabova 19, Ostrava 703 00, Czech Republic
| | - Petra Matějková
- Faculty of Material Science and Technology, Center for Advanced Innovation Technologies, VSB - Technical University of Ostrava, 17. listopadu 2172/15, Ostrava-Poruba 708 00, Czech Republic
| | - Jiří Voves
- Department of Trauma Surgery, University Hospital Ostrava, 17. listopadu 1790/5, Ostrava-Poruba 708 52, Czech Republic; Institute of Emergency, Medicine Faculty of Medicine, University of Ostrava, Syllabova 19, Ostrava 703 00, Czech Republic
| | - Vladimír Židlík
- Institute of Molecular and Clinical Pathology and Medical Genetics, University Hospital Ostrava and Faculty of Medicine, 17. listopadu 1790/5, Ostrava-Poruba 708 52, Czech Republic; Institute of Emergency, Medicine Faculty of Medicine, University of Ostrava, Syllabova 19, Ostrava 703 00, Czech Republic
| | - Roman Madeja
- Department of Trauma Surgery, University Hospital Ostrava, 17. listopadu 1790/5, Ostrava-Poruba 708 52, Czech Republic; Institute of Emergency, Medicine Faculty of Medicine, University of Ostrava, Syllabova 19, Ostrava 703 00, Czech Republic
| | - Jiří Demel
- Department of Trauma Surgery, University Hospital Ostrava, 17. listopadu 1790/5, Ostrava-Poruba 708 52, Czech Republic; Institute of Emergency, Medicine Faculty of Medicine, University of Ostrava, Syllabova 19, Ostrava 703 00, Czech Republic; Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Kamenice 753/5, Brno 625 00, Czech Republic
| | - Jan Halfar
- Faculty of Material Science and Technology, Center for Advanced Innovation Technologies, VSB - Technical University of Ostrava, 17. listopadu 2172/15, Ostrava-Poruba 708 00, Czech Republic; Faculty of Mining and Geology, VSB-Technical University of Ostrava, 17. listopadu 2172/15, Ostrava-Poruba 708 00, Czech Republic
| | - Jana Kukutschová
- Faculty of Material Science and Technology, Center for Advanced Innovation Technologies, VSB - Technical University of Ostrava, 17. listopadu 2172/15, Ostrava-Poruba 708 00, Czech Republic
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