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Techniques in Shoulder and Elbow Surgery:
September 2008 - Volume 9 - Issue 3 - pp 114-125
doi: 10.1097/BTE.0b013e318182aa2d
Techniques

PROSTALAC Implantation for Two-Stage Eradication of Infected Shoulder Arthroplasty

Friedman, Darren J. MD; Parnes, Nata MD; Dunn, John C. BA; Higgins, Laurence D. MD; Warner, Jon J. P. MD

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Abstract

Infection in the setting of shoulder arthroplasty is a devastating complication. Eradication of the infection is paramount to clinical success in most patients. This often involves removal of the primary arthroplasty and placement of an antibiotic-impregnated cement spacer for a period of time. Once infection has cleared, reimplantation may be attempted. We describe in detail our technique of prosthesis with antibiotic-loaded acrylic cement formation and implantation for the proximal humerus. Clinical results are summarized.

© 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc.

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