Biarticular total femur spacer for massive femoral bone loss: the mobile solution for a big problem

Biarticular total femur spacer for massive femoral bone loss: the mobile solution for a big problem

Bone cement spacers loaded with antibiotic are the gold standard in septic revision. However, the management of massive bone defects constitutes a surgical challenge, requiring the use of different nails, expensive long stems, or cement-coated tumor prostheses for preparing the spacer. In most cases...

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Main Authors: Pablo Sanz-Ruiz, PhD, MD, Jose Antonio Calvo-Haro, PhD, MD, Manuel Villanueva-Martinez, PhD, MD, Jose Antonio Matas-Diez, MD, Javier Vaquero-Martín, PhD, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-03-01
Series:Arthroplasty Today
Subjects:
Periprosthetic joint infection
Femoral spacer
Massive bone loss
Two stages revision
Biarticular spacer
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352344117300249

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