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JOURNAL OF ARTHROPLASTY
Volume 23, Issue 8, Pages 1165-1177Publisher
CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE INC MEDICAL PUBLISHERS
DOI: 10.1016/j.arth.2007.08.010
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hip arthroplasty; infection; 1-stage revision; bone graft; metal; mesh
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There are many different opinions in the literature regarding the best procedure for revision of infected hip arthroplasty and hence in achieving long-term stabilization of a new implant. Thirty-two patients with 32 loose and infected total hip arthroplasties underwent revision with a bone graft in a 1-stage procedure. The bone graft was used in the acetabulum and femure in 25 patients, in the acetabulum alone in 4 patients and in the femur alone in 3 patients. A metal mesh was necessary in 15 patients to contain the morselized bone graft. At the time of surgical revision, 9 patients had a draining sinus, 6 had a closed sinus, and 17 had never had sinuses in the surgical wound. Antibiotic therapy was administered intravenously and orally for 6 months. Mean follow-up was 103 months (range, 63-183 months), and infection recurred in 2 (6.2%) cases. Further studies are necessary, and continuation of this method is justified.
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