Articulating vs Static Spacers for Native Knee Infection in the Setting of Degenerative Joint Disease

Articulating vs Static Spacers for Native Knee Infection in the Setting of Degenerative Joint Disease

Background: Patients with advanced knee arthritis who develop a septic joint are not adequately treated with irrigation and debridement and intravenous antibiotics because of antecedent cartilage damage. The gold standard treatment has been a 2-stage approach. The periprosthetic joint infection lite...

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Main Authors: Jessica Hooper, MD, Prerna Arora, MS, Shanthi Kappagoda, MD, James I. Huddleston, III, MD, Stuart B. Goodman, MD, PhD, Derek F. Amanatullah, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-04-01
Series:Arthroplasty Today
Subjects:
Septic arthritis
Infection
Cement
Antibiotic spacer
Infected arthritic knee
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352344121000091

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