The Cement Prosthesis-Like Spacer: An Intermediate Halt on the Road to Healing
Background. Periprosthetic infections remain a devastating problem in the field of joint arthroplasty. In the following study, the results of a two-stage treatment protocol for chronic periprosthetic infections using an intraoperatively molded cement prosthesis-like spacer (CPLS...
Main Authors: | Sufian S. Ahmad, Kim Huber, Dimitrios S. Evangelopoulos, Barbara Kleer, Hendrik Kohlhof, Michael Schär, Stefan Eggli, Sandro Kohl |
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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/10.1155/2013/763434 |
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