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A simple method for construction of an articulating antibiotic-loaded cement spacer
Steven S Shin1, Craig J Della Valle, Bernard C Ong
1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, New York University-Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, New York 10016, USA.
The Journal of Arthroplasty
|September 7, 2002
Abstract:
A 2-stage exchange protocol has been used widely in North America for management of infected total hip arthroplasties. Many surgeons choose to use an antibiotic-loaded cement spacer in the interval before reimplantation of the final prosthesis. We propose a simple technique for the construction of an articulating antibiotic-loaded spacer for use as part of 2-stage exchange protocol for the treatment of infected total hip arthroplasties.