Mechanical complications and reconstruction strategies at the site of hip spacer implantation
<p>Over the past two decades antibiotic-impregnated hip spacers have become a popular procedure in the treatment of hip joint infections. Besides infection persistence and/or reinfection, major complications after hip spacer implantation include spacer fracture, -dislocation, and bone fracture...
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Format: | Article |
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/v06p0274.htm |