All patients achieved remission of infection, fewer complications compared to revision using antibiotic bone cement, no antibiotic toxicity or adverse drug reactions, and 68% achieved patient acceptance. The antibiotic polyurethane inserts provided antibacterial efficacy comparable with currently used bone cement spacers, and their wear rate was approximately 20 times lower than bone cement as an articulation.
Keyphrases
- adverse drug
- bone mineral density
- soft tissue
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- bone loss
- chronic kidney disease
- total knee arthroplasty
- emergency department
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- postmenopausal women
- case report
- body composition
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- total hip arthroplasty