One-Stage Hip Revision Arthroplasty Using Megaprosthesis in Severe Bone Loss of The Proximal Femur Due to Radiological Diffuse Osteomyelitis

One-Stage Hip Revision Arthroplasty Using Megaprosthesis in Severe Bone Loss of The Proximal Femur Due to Radiological Diffuse Osteomyelitis

Managing substantial proximal and/or distal femoral bone defects is one of the biggest challenges in chronic hip periprosthetic joint infection. Most authors use two-stage arthroplasty with a temporary antibiotic-loaded cement spacer for the management of these patients. In this study, we show our e...

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Main Authors: Roy Gonzalez, Ernesto Muñoz-Mahamud, Guillem Bori
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-12-01
Series:Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease
Subjects:
osteomyelitis
one-stage exchange arthroplasty
infection
hip
hip arthroplasty
bone defect
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/7/1/5

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