A Low Rate of Periprosthetic Infections after Aseptic Knee Prosthesis Revision Using Dual-Antibiotic-Impregnated Bone Cement

A Low Rate of Periprosthetic Infections after Aseptic Knee Prosthesis Revision Using Dual-Antibiotic-Impregnated Bone Cement

Aim: The incidence of periprosthetic joint infections (PJI) following aseptic knee revision arthroplasty lies between 3% and 7.5%. The aim of this study was to verify the hypothesis that the use of dual-antibiotic-impregnated cement in knee revision arthroplasty leads to a lower rate of periprosthet...

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Main Authors: Benedikt Paul Blersch, Michael Barthels, Philipp Schuster, Bernd Fink
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-08-01
Series:Antibiotics
Subjects:
knee revision arthroplasty
antibiotic-impregnated bone cement
periprosthetic joint infection
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/12/9/1368

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