In:
The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. British volume, British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery, Vol. 79-B, No. 1 ( 1997-01), p. 31-35
Abstract:
We have reviewed the results of one-stage revision surgery in 18 patients for infection of megaprostheses implanted after the resection of malignant bone and soft-tissue tumours. At a mean follow-up of 52.0 ± 35.0 months (18 to 135) infection was eliminated in 14 of the 18 patients. The infection-free patients showed no abnormal tests for inflammation and had a mean Enneking score of 20.6 ± 5.0 points (maximum 30 points). We suggest that one-stage revision without exchange of the anchorage parts is justified in patients with megaprostheses infected by antibiotic-sensitive micro-organisms.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0301-620X
,
2044-5377
DOI:
10.1302/0301-620X.79B1.0790031
Language:
English
Publisher:
British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery
Publication Date:
1997
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2697480-0
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2039886-4
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