Open AccessStaged Revision With Antibiotic Spacers for Shoulder Prosthetic Joint Infections Yields High Infection Control
Author(s) -
Florian Grubhofer,
Mohamed A. Imam,
Karl Wieser,
Yvonne Achermann,
Dominik C. Meyer,
Christian Gerber
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
clinical orthopaedics and related research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.178
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1528-1132
pISSN - 0009-921X
DOI - 10.1007/s11999.0000000000000049
Subject(s) - medicine , periprosthetic , surgery , arthroplasty , prosthesis , antibiotics , gentamicin , retrospective cohort study , stage (stratigraphy) , antibiotic prophylaxis , shoulder joint , paleontology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
The treatment of periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) of the shoulder with two-stage revision arthroplasty using an antibiotic-loaded cement spacer is established strategy, but there is sparse information regarding the likelihood of infection control and restoration of shoulder.