Staged Custom, Intramedullary Antibiotic Spacers for Severe Segmental Bone Loss in Infected Total Hip Arthroplasty
Introduction. Total hip arthroplasty (THA) infections with severe bone loss pose significant reconstructive challenges. We present our experience with two-stage hip reimplantation using an intramedullary, antibiotic-impregnated nail. Methods. Three patients with infected THA with severe proximal fem...
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Main Authors: | Atul F. Kamath, Okechukwu Anakwenze, Gwo-Chin Lee, Charles L. Nelson |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2011-01-01
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Series: | Advances in Orthopedics |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2011/398954 |
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