Can Pyrocarbon be used as a functional spacer for the treatment of recalcitrant shoulder infections?

Can Pyrocarbon be used as a functional spacer for the treatment of recalcitrant shoulder infections?

Background: The most common treatment approach in periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) and chronic shoulder joint infection (SJI) is a two-stage revision involving interval placement of an antibiotic cement spacer or a resection arthroplasty. Knowing that Pyrocarbon has a smooth surface that prevent...

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Main Authors: Hugo Barret, MD, Pascal Boileau, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-01-01
Series:JSES International
Subjects:
Periprosthetic joint infection
Shoulder joint infection
Pyrocarbon interposition shoulder arthroplasty
Cement spacer
Resection arthroplasty
Arthrolysis
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666638323002414

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