External fixator arthrodesis antibiotic spacer in two-stage revision total knee arthroplasty for eradication of periprosthetic joint infection
Two-stage revision total knee arthroplasty remains the gold standard for management of chronic periprosthetic joint infection in North America. Static cement antibiotic spacers used after knee resection to deliver high-dose antibiotics lack primary stability, potentially leading to spacer migration...
Main Authors: | Brian P. Chalmers, MD, Nicholas M. Hernandez, MD, Brandon J. Yuan, MD, Matthew P. Abdel, MD, David G. Lewallen, MD, Kevin I. Perry, MD |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-09-01
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Series: | Arthroplasty Today |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352344119300147 |
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