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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2013-01-01
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Series: | The Scientific World Journal |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/573526 |