The Influence of Storage Temperature on the Antibiotic Release of Vancomycin-Loaded Polymethylmethacrylate

Periprosthetic joint infection is devastating and increases medical expenditure and socioeconomic burden. Antibiotic-loaded cement spacer is useful in the interim period before the reimplantation surgery. Prefabricated antibiotic-loaded cement spacers can decrease operation time but have been limite...

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Main Authors: Dave W. Chen, Yuhan Chang, Pang-Hsin Hsieh, Steve W. N. Ueng, Mel S. Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/573526