Salvage procedure for chronic periprosthetic infection : Use of a rifampicin-loaded polymethyl methacrylate spacer

Unfallchirurg. 2021 Dec 8. doi: 10.1007/s00113-021-01048-w. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPeriprosthetic infections with problematic and multiresistant pathogens represent a great challenge for trauma surgeons, especially when repetitive surgical débridement combined with calculated i.v. antibiotic treatment does not lead to resolution of the infection. This can necessitate a deviation from state of the art treatment concepts, such as the additive implementation of a rifampicin-loaded polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) spacers.PMID:34878580 | DOI:10.1007/s00113-021-01048-w

Source: Der Unfallchirurg - December 8, 2021 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Lea G ötte Alexander R übberdt Source Type: research