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Treatment of a periprosthetic femur fracture around an antibiotic spacer with revision and an antibiotic plate

Infection following total hip arthroplasty can be a devastating complication, often necessitating a 2-stage surgery with the temporary placement of an antibiotic spacer. Fracture around this spacer is an uncommon complication that presents serious treatment challenges. Our manuscript details the suc...

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Autores principales: Johnson, Joey P., Cohen, Eric M., Antoci, Valentin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6920730/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31886379
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.artd.2019.09.007