Treatment of proximal femur infections with antibiotic-loaded cement spacers
<p>In case of periprosthetic hip infections the implantation of antibiotic-loaded PMMA spacers is accepted for an adequate treatment option. Although their indication for the treatment of destructive, bacterial infections of the proximal femur would make sense, literature data are scarce. Henc...
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| Language: | English |
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Ivyspring International Publisher
2009-01-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Medical Sciences |
| Online Access: | http://www.medsci.org/v06p0258.htm |