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Are Preformed Articulating Spacers Superior To Surgeon-Made Articulating Spacers in the Treatment Of PJI in THA? A Literature Review

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Antibiotic-loaded cement spacers are typically manufactured by surgeons in the operating room. However, if the infecting organism is known preoperatively, the cement spacer can be fabricated (Spacer-G(®) or the InterSpace(®) Hip) in advance. It is unclear if preformed hip spa...

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Autores principales: Citak, Mustafa, Masri, Bassam A., Springer, Bryan, Argenson, Jean-Noel, Kendoff, Daniel O.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Bentham Open 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4601244/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26473023
http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1874325001509010255