Antibiotic-loaded cement in revision joint replacement.
The infected joint replacement remains a difficult clinical challenge. Antibiotic-loaded cement provides one therapeutic solution that combines mechanical stability and antibiotic delivery.
Department of Orthopaedics, University College London Hospital, London WC1E 6DB.
James R
JR
Youngman
Geoffrey L
GL
Ridgway
Fares S
FS
Haddad
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D019072:Antibiotic Prophylaxis; D019644:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / Q000379:methods*; D019645:Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee / Q000379:methods*; D001843:Bone Cements; D004351:Drug Resistance; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001843:Bone Cements; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate