Two-Stage Revision for Infected Total Knee Arthroplasty: Based on Autoclaving the Recycled Femoral Component and Intraoperative Molding Using Antibiotic-Impregnated Cement on the Tibial Side.

CONCLUSIONS: This novel technique provides excellent radiological and clinical outcomes. It offers a high surface area of antibiotic-impregnated cement, a good range of motion between first and second stage revision surgery for the treatment of chronic infection after total knee arthroplasty, and is of a reasonable cost.
PMID: 26330952 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Clinics in Orthopedic Surgery - September 6, 2015 Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Clin Orthop Surg Source Type: research