The Cement Prosthesis-Like Spacer: An Intermediate Halt on the Road to Healing
Joint Authors
Kohl, S.
Ahmad, Sufian S.
Huber, Kim
Evangelopoulos, Dimitrios S.
Kleer, Barbara
Kohlhof, Hendrik
Schär, Michael
Eggli, Stefan
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-09-29
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
Background.
Periprosthetic infections remain a devastating problem in the field of joint arthroplasty.
In the following study, the results of a two-stage treatment protocol for chronic periprosthetic infections using an intraoperatively molded cement prosthesis-like spacer (CPLS) are presented.
Methods.
Seventy-five patients with chronically infected knee prosthesis received a two-stage revision procedure with the newly developed CPLS between June 2006 and June 2011.
Based on the microorganism involved, patients were grouped into either easy to treat (ETT) or difficult to treat (DTT) and treated accordingly.
Range of motion (ROM) and the knee society score (KSS) were utilized for functional assessment.
Results.
Mean duration of the CPLS implant in the DTT group was 3.6 months (range 3–5 months) and in the ETT group 1.3 months (range 0.7–2.5 months).
Reinfection rates of the final prosthesis were 9.6% in the ETT and 8.3% in the DTT group with no significant difference between both groups regarding ROM or KSS (P=0.87, 0.64, resp.).
Conclusion.
The results show that ETT patients do not necessitate the same treatment protocol as DTT patients to achieve the same goal, emphasizing the need to differentiate between therapeutic regimes.
We also highlight the feasibility of CLPS in two-stage protocols.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ahmad, Sufian S.& Huber, Kim& Evangelopoulos, Dimitrios S.& Kleer, Barbara& Kohlhof, Hendrik& Schär, Michael…[et al.]. 2013. The Cement Prosthesis-Like Spacer: An Intermediate Halt on the Road to Healing. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ahmad, Sufian S.…[et al.]. The Cement Prosthesis-Like Spacer: An Intermediate Halt on the Road to Healing. The Scientific World Journal No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-6.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Ahmad, Sufian S.& Huber, Kim& Evangelopoulos, Dimitrios S.& Kleer, Barbara& Kohlhof, Hendrik& Schär, Michael…[et al.]. The Cement Prosthesis-Like Spacer: An Intermediate Halt on the Road to Healing. The Scientific World Journal. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1033283
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1033283