Eradication of infection, survival, and radiological results of uncemented revision stems in infected total hip arthroplasties: 28 one-stage and 53 two-stage exchanges with a mean follow-up of 7 years

Eradication of infection, survival, and radiological results of uncemented revision stems in infected total hip arthroplasties: 28 one-stage and 53 two-stage exchanges with a mean follow-up of 7 years

Background and purpose — The use of uncemented revision stems is an established option in 2-stage procedures in patients with periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) after total hip arthroplasty (THA). However, in 1-stage procedures, they are still rarely used. There are still no detailed data on radio...

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Main Authors: Philipp Born, Thomas Ilchmann, Werner Zimmerli, Lukas Zwicky, Peter Graber, Peter E Ochsner, Martin Clauss
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Medical Journals Sweden 2016-11-01
Series:Acta Orthopaedica
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17453674.2016.1237423

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