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Therapeutic Use of Antibiotic-loaded Bone Cement in the Treatment of Hip and Knee Joint Infections

The use of antibiotic-loaded cement spacers is an established method in the management of periprosthetic hip and knee joint infections. Despite inconsistencies among published studies, data shows that infection control rates exceed 90% with two-stage exchange arthroplasty. The present work reviews t...

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Autor principal: Anagnostakos, Konstantinos
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Ivyspring International Publisher 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5423576/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28529862
http://dx.doi.org/10.7150/jbji.16067