Purpose Infection complicating total knee arthroplasty (TKA) has serious implications.
Traditionally the debate on whether one-or two-stage exchange arthroplasty is the optimum …

Use of articular antibiotic-eluting cement spacers during two-stage revision arthroplasty for
prosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a long-established and proven adjunctive technique during …

Two‐stage revision treatment of prosthetic joint infection (PJI) frequently employs the use of
a temporary bone cement spacer loaded with multiple antibiotic types. Tobramycin and …

Prosthetic joint infection (PJI) of the hip and knee remains one of the most common and
feared arthroplasty complications. The impact and cost of PJI is significant, both to the …

The use of antibiotic-loaded cement spacers is an established method in the management of
periprosthetic hip and knee joint infections. Despite inconsistencies among published …

Background: There is no consensus whether the interim antibiotic spacer utilized in the 2-
stage exchange arthroplasty should immobilize the joint or allow for motion. The purpose of …

Background Antibiotic-loaded polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) bone cement spacers
provide high local antibiotic concentrations and patient mobility during the interim period of …

Background Periprosthetic joint infection remains a significant challenge for arthroplasty
surgeons globally. Over the last few decades, there has been much advancement in terms of …

Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is the most devastating complication following total joint
arthroplasty (TJA) and is posing a global healthcare challenge as the demand for TJA …

Background The optimal type, characteristics, and success rates of articulating antibiotic
spacers used during total knee arthroplasty (TKA) periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) have not …