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...

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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
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-09-01
Series:Arthroplasty Today
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352344119300147

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