Antibiotic spacers are an important tool in the management of periprosthetic joint infection. The concept of spacers has evolved from a static block in which the knee is immobilized in full extension to more conforming articulating surfaces that allow more knee motion, in an attempt to improve ...
follow-up evaluation, and no breakage or subsidence of the antibiotic spacer were identified at the final radiographic follow-up evaluation.ConclusionOur study provided evidence that the static and permanent spacer was a reliable salvage procedure to treat periprosthetic knee infection in compromised ...
Antibiotic laden spacer blocks frequently are used to treat an infected total knee arthroplasty. Static spacer blocks make exposure at reimplantation difficult secondary to quadriceps shortening. Unexpected bone loss attributable to migration of the spacer block also has been reported. To avoid these ...
Point/Counterpoint: Static vs Articulating Spacers—Static Spacers for Resection Arthroplasty of the Knee - ScienceDirectantibiotic cementantibiotic spacerperiprosthetic joint infectionstatic spacertwo-stage reimplantationAntibiotic spacers play a significant role in the treatment of periprosthetic joint ...
static spacertwo-stage revisionTwo-stage revision with static antibiotic spacers is the preferred treatment for chronically infected total knee arthroplasty (TKA) associated with severe bone loss. Intramedullary rods to reinforce static spacers have been described. On those, however, bacterial ...
Background: Two-stage revision with static antibiotic spacers is the preferred treatment for chronically infected total knee arthroplasty (TKA) associated with severe bone loss. Intramedullary rods to reinforce static spacers have been described. On those, however, bacterial colonization may occur and ...
Static and mobile antibiotic- impregnated cement spacers for the management of prosthetic joint infection. J Am Acad Orthop Surg. 2009;17:356-368.Jacobs C, Christensen CP, Berend ME. Static and mobile antibiotic-impregnated cement spacers for the management of prosthetic joint infe...
TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTYREVISIONBackgroundTreatment with a static or an articulating antibiotic-containing spacer is a common strategy for treating periprosthetic joint infection (PJI), yet many patients have persistent infections after spacer treatment. Although previous studies have compared the efficacy of...
However, it is unclear whether use of static or articulating antibiotic-impregnated spacers during the interim period between these two stages is superior. The purpose of this study was to compare the outcomes of static and articulating spacers in the treatment of infection follo...
Complications associated with 133 static,antibiotic-laden spacers after TKA. FASCHINGBAUER M,BIEGER R,REICHEL H,et al. Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy . 2016M. Faschingbauer, R. Bieger, H. Reichel, C. Weiner, and T. Kappe, "Complications associated with 133 static, antibiotic- ...