Articulating, stemmed, antibiotic-impregnated cement spacer using new real components for the treatment of prosthetic knee joint infection

Background: Implantation of an antibiotic-impregnated cement spacer following the explantation is a well-accepted treatment strategy for periprosthetic knee joint infection. The indications for static knee spacers are limited owing to increased incidence of joint stiffness, fractures, dislocations w...

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Main Authors: Darshan U. Shah, Neel M. Bhavsar, Manish R. Shah, Hemik S. Doshi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-03-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2773157X22000042