Open AccessCement Pedestal Spacer Technique for Infected Two-stage Revision Knee Arthroplasty: Description and Comparison of Complications
Author(s) -
Ahsan Akhtar,
Chris Mitchell,
Catarina Assis,
Farhad Iranpour,
Anna Kropelnicki,
R. K. Strachan
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.434
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3727
pISSN - 0019-5413
DOI - 10.4103/ortho.ijortho_90_19
Subject(s) - pedestal , medicine , surgery , subluxation , arthroplasty , cement , femur , stage (stratigraphy) , prosthesis , materials science , composite material , paleontology , biology , alternative medicine , archaeology , pathology , history
Infection following total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is a significant complication, with an incidence of up to 2% in primary TKA and 4%-8% in revision cases. Two-stage revision is the gold standard treatment for long-lasting infections of TKA. The purpose of this study was to describe the cement pedestal spacer technique used in infected two-stage revision knee arthroplasty and compare complications against conventional fixed and mobile cement spacers.