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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Johnson, Joey P., Cohen, Eric M., Antoci, Valentin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2019
Materias:
Case Report
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
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Sumario: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 successful surgical treatment of a previously unreported fracture around an antibiotic spacer, treated with revision to a hemiarthroplasty and placement of an antibiotic plate.

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