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The autoclaving and re-implantation of an infected prosthesis as a spacer during resection knee arthroplasty: a systematic review

BACKGROUND: Hofmann et al., in 1995, first described an articulating spacer made by cleaning and autoclaving the original femoral component, which is then re-implanted with a new tibial polyethylene. This systematic review aims to assess the state of existing evidence on the intraoperative autoclavi...

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Autores principales: Spinarelli, Antonio, Bizzoca, Davide, Moretti, Lorenzo, Vicenti, Giovanni, Garofalo, Raffaele, Moretti, Biagio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Milan 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9130160/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34322843
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12306-021-00722-x