Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8799277 | The Journal of Arthroplasty | 2018 | 17 Pages |
Abstract
Patients requiring an interim spacer exchange were found to have more comorbidities, prolonged treatment period, and were more likely to be infected with a resistant organism. About one-third of such patients became reinfected within 5 years compared to only one-fifth of the patients without an interim spacer exchange.
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Authors
Jaiben MBBS, Evan M. BA, Gannon L. MD, Alison K. MS, Wael K. MD, Michael A. MD, Carlos A. MD,