Long Cephalomedullary Nails Can Be a Cheap and Effective Interval Revision Prosthesis in Infected Hip Replacements That Require Proximal Femoral Replacement: A Small Case Series

Long Cephalomedullary Nails Can Be a Cheap and Effective Interval Revision Prosthesis in Infected Hip Replacements That Require Proximal Femoral Replacement: A Small Case Series

Hip prosthetic joint infection management is complex and expensive, especially in severe bone loss. Reducing the price of interval prosthesis when performing staged revision could minimize costs without compromising outcomes. We present 2 similar techniques developed independently that use an antibi...

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Main Authors: Boopalan Ramasamy, MS, FRACS, Aaron Scott Hammat, BHMS (Hons), Renjy Nelson, MD, FRACP, Stuart Adam Callary, BAppSc, PhD, Ping Keung Chan, MBBS, FRCSEd (Orthopaedic Surgery), Lucian Bogdan Solomon, MD, PhD, FRACS
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-10-01
Series:Arthroplasty Today
Subjects:
Gamma nail
First stage revision
PJI
Temporary spacer
Infected arthroplasty
Cephallomedullary nail
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352344123001231

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