Antibiotic impregnated total femur spacers: a technical tip

Simultaneous prosthetic joint infection of ipsilateral hip and knee arthroplasties is often accompanied by significant bone loss and presents a challenging reconstructive problem. Two-stage reconstruction is favored and requires the placement of a total femur spacer, which is not a commercially avai...

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Main Authors: Colin D. Canham, MD, Christopher P. Walsh, MD, Stephen J. Incavo, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-03-01
Series:Arthroplasty Today
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235234411730050X