New uses for gentamicin-impregnated polymethyl methacrylate spacers in two-stage revision hip arthroplasty

J Arthroplasty. 1997 Sep;12(6):709-10. doi: 10.1016/s0883-5403(97)90147-9.

Abstract

The use of antibiotic-impregnated cement as a bone spacer in two-stage revision hip surgery has been well described. Two additional placements for spacers are described: within the trochanteric osteotomy and overlying the greater trochanter. These spacers have been found to dramatically facilitate exposure at the second-stage procedure and are now being incorporated into all two-stage revision hip arthroplasties at The General Infirmary at Leeds.

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / administration & dosage*
  • Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / methods*
  • Bone Cements*
  • Gentamicins / administration & dosage*
  • Humans
  • Polymethyl Methacrylate*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Bone Cements
  • Gentamicins
  • Polymethyl Methacrylate