Partial Single Stage Exchange Arthroplasty With Retention of a Well Fixed Cemented Femoral Stem for the Treatment of Culture Negative Infection in a Bipolar Hemiarthroplasty: A Case Report

BACKGROUND: Prosthetic joint infection (PJI) is the second most common cause for revision following hip hemiarthroplasty (HHA) resulting in a mortality rate of 5.6%. The treatment of PJI is both challenging and controversial, without general consensus on best practice. In an attempt to avoid surgery...

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Published in:Geriatr Orthop Surg Rehabil
Main Authors: Mencia, Marlon M., Cawich, Shamir O., Sandiford, Nemandra
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: SAGE Publications 2021
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Case Report
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7961682/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33786206
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1177/21514593211001844
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