Evidence of MRSE on a gentamicin and vancomycin impregnated polymethyl-methacrylate (PMMA) bone cement spacer after two-stage exchange arthroplasty due to periprosthetic joint infection of the knee

BACKGROUND: Periprosthetic joint infections (PJI) are often treated by two stage exchange with the use of an antibiotic impregnated spacer. Most of the two-stage exchange algorithms recommend the implantation of an antibiotic-impregnated spacer during the first stage for a period of 2–24 weeks befor...

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Autores principales: Schmolders, Jan, Hischebeth, Gunnar TR, Friedrich, Max J, Randau, Thomas M, Wimmer, Matthias D, Kohlhof, Hendrik, Molitor, Ernst, Gravius, Sascha
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3995155/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24641471
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-14-144

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