Antibiotic-loaded cement articulating spacer for 2-stage reimplantation in infected total knee arthroplasty: a simple and economic method. J Arthroplast. 2007;22:1060–6. doi: …

Apr 10, 2023 · Comparison of Traditional Molded, First-Generation Premolded, and Second-Generation Premolded Antibiotic-Loaded Polymethylmethacrylate Articulating Spacers for …

Mar 11, 2021 · The gold standard treatment for infected total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is two-stage revision. The first stage involves a temporary antibiotic spacer, which can be static or …

Antibiotic-loaded cement spacers. A typical knee or hip antibiotic-loaded spacer is shown in Fig. 1. Antibiotic-loaded spacers have two primary roles in two-stage exchange arthroplasty: filling the …

Apr 19, 2020 · Explantation and placement of an antibiotic spacer is a well-recognized treatment for periprosthetic infection after total knee replacement. Although static spacers may be …

May 27, 2020 · The identified patients were treated by one of 2 methods: a two-stage protocol with a static antibiotic spacer followed by TKA vs formal arthrodesis, or a single-stage protocol …

Two-stage re-implantation with an articulating spacer for infected TKA effectively treats infection and gives excellent knee motion between stages, and at mid- to long-term follow-up. Key …

Jun 27, 2024 · A potential one-and-a-half stage procedure for treating periprosthetic joint infection involves a functional articulating spacer featuring a metal femoral component, a tibial …

Nov 30, 2016 · We sought to (1) determine the success rate for three unique spacer constructs and (2) evaluate any microbiological, surgical, or patient characteristics that would influence …

Once the infected implant is removed, debridement and substitution of necrotic and granulation tissue with antibiotic impregnated cement articulating or static spacers is a standard interim …