-morbidities together with the increasing spread of resistant pathogens, prevention is gaining increasing importance. Peri-operative antibiotic prophylaxis during implant surgery is a recognized necessity. Further addition of local antibiotics eluting from bone cement
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James R Satalich, Daniel J Lombardo, Simon Newman, Gregory J Golladay, and Nirav K Patel
components to bone with acrylic cement. This, as well as future designs of THA, has shown excellent long-term outcomes, with THA being coined as ‘the orthopedic operation of the century’ ( 1 ). As the utilization of THA developed, press-fit components have
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Introduction In the 1950s, self-curing polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA), also known as bone cement, was introduced in orthopaedics practice for femoral stem fixation by Edward Haboush (New York), Frederick Roeck Thompson (New York), Kenneth McKee
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plate can be a viable alternative when the fracture does not exceed the apex of the uncemented straight stem and when the fracture causes the detachment of the stem from the cement–bone (c-b) complex. Lastly, in patients with multiple bone fragments or
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the periosteum is preserved, and rigid fixation can be achieved by locking with proximal and distal interlocking screws, and/or by using bone cement surrounding the nail. 25 All intramedullary nails need distal locking to provide rotation
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. Multiple screws are used superiorly and inferiorly to stabilize the construct. A liner is then cemented into the cage at the proper orientation. In theory, the cage protects the acetabular shell until bone ingrowth occurs, and also the allograft until it is
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polyethylene for the elimination of microorganisms present between the tibial tray and the polyethylene. 42 Foreign intra-articular bodies free or retained Arthroscopic removal of foreign bodies of various origins (cement fragments, bone
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techniques correlated. Therefore, before rTKA, the sole utilization of the X-ray is possible. 17 Treatment options for managing bone loss in revision total knee arthroplasty The treatment options for managing bone loss in rTKA include bone cement
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et al . Medium-term results with a primary cemented rotating-hinge total knee replacement. A 7- to 15-year follow-up . J Bone Joint Surg [Br] 2004 ; 86 : 813 – 817 . 24. Pacha-Vicente D Malik A Castellet-Feliu E
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polyethylene liner. 25 , 26 Several bone cements were also identified as poorly performing after only three years of follow-up, especially the Boneloc cement and a low viscosity cement. 27 , 28 With a longer follow-up, three cemented implants
