Antibiotic-laden cement wrap: A simple but effective way of treating patients with megaprosthesis infection
Infection is one of the commonest causes for megaprosthesis failure. The current treatment includes antibiotics but no surgery, debridement, prosthesis removal and joint fusion, prosthesis revision or amputation. Success in controlling infection may be less than 50% in implant revision. The overall...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2019-02-01
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| Series: | Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2309499019825587 |