Early to midterm results of “low-friction” articulating antibiotic spacers for septic total knee arthroplasty

Background: Infection of total knee arthroplasty is a complex problem often resulting in multiple surgeries for the patient. We examined the early to midterm results of a retained cemented “low-friction” metal-on-polyethylene articulating antibiotic spacer in total knee arthroplasty. Methods: We ret...

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Main Authors: Steven Lyons, MD, Katheryne Downes, PhD, MPH, Jason Habeck, MD, Zachary Whitham, BS, Matthew Werger, MD, Scott Stanat, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-06-01
Series:Arthroplasty Today
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352344119300299