Antibiotic-loaded articulating cement spacer in the 2-stage exchange of infected total knee arthroplasty

Journal of Arthroplasty

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 768-774

  Durbhakula, Sridhar M ^a,c   Czajka, John ^b   Fuchs, Marc D ^b   Uhl, Richard L ^a  

^a ALBANY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Bone and Joint Center   (United States)

^c Orthopaedic Specialty Center   (United States)

Author keywords

2 stage exchange; ALACS; articulating spacer; infection; total knee arthroplasty

Indexed keywords

TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMUR; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; JOINT CONTRACTURE; KNEE FUNCTION; MALE; OSTEOLYSIS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; RECURRENT DISLOCATION; REIMPLANTATION; SCORING SYSTEM; TIBIA; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; BONE CEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE PROSTHESIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; REOPERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 4444332727     PISSN: 08835403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2004.02.036     Document Type: Article

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