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Articulating antibiotic impregnated spacers in two-stage revision of infected total knee arthroplasty
J T Munro1, D S Garbuz, B A Masri
1University of British Columbia, Department of Orthopaedics, Vancouver, British Columbia V5Z 4E3, Canada. jacobtmunro@gmail.com
The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. British Volume
|November 3, 2012
Abstract:
Antibiotic impregnated articulating spacers are used in two-stage revision total knee arthroplasty to deliver local antibiotic therapy while preserving function. We have observed infection control in greater than 95% of cases with functional outcomes approaching those seen in revision for aseptic loosening. Higher failure has been observed with methicillin resistant organisms.
