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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Biomaterials. 2015 Dec 18;81:58–71. doi: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2015.12.012

Table 4b.

Summary of Animal Models Used for Composites Studies

Reference Animal Site Implant Strain CFU Sclerosant Infection Time Debridement
(Inzana et al., 2015b) Mouse -BALB/cJ Femur Mid-shaft PEEK plate + Ti screws MSSA (Xen36) 8×104 None 1 wk Yes, osteotomy widened & center screws replaced
(Koort et al., 2005) Rabbit -NZW Proximal Tibia PMMA MSSA 104 No 2 wk Yes & PMMA removed
(Jia et al., 2010; Zhang et al., 2010) Rabbit -NZW Proximal Tibia None MRSA 107 Sodium morrhuate 4 wk Yes
(Ding et al., 2014) Rabbit -NZW Proximal Tibia None MRSA (ATCC43300) 107 Sodium morrhuate 4 wk Yes
(Alvarez et al., 2008) Rabbit -NZW Distal Femur None MSSA (ATCC 6538) 3×107 No 2 wk Yes
(Shi et al., 2010) Rabbit -NZW Proximal Tibia None MSSA (ATCC 25923) 9×108 Sodium morrhuate 4 wk No
(Giavaresi et al., 2012a; Giavaresi et al., 2012b) Rabbit -NZW Distal Femur None MRSA clinical isolate 106 None 4 wk Yes
(Beenken et al., 2014) Rabbit -NZW Radius None MSSA (UAMS-1) 2×106 None 3 wk Yes

NZW – New Zealand White