Molded Articulating Antibiotic Spacers for Treatment of Infected TKA

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Molded Articulating Antibiotic Spacers for Treatment of Infected TKA

By Joint Implant Surgeons FEATURING Adolph V. Lombardi, Jr.

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December 23, 2008

Articulating spacers fabricated from cement provide a vehicle for prolonged local delivery of antibiotics. We ...
read more ↘ currently utilize a mold system for creating antibiotic-laden articulating cement spacers. Disposable femoral and tibial molds are injection-filled with low viscosity cement vacuum mixed with 3.6–4.8g tobramycin or gentamycin and 3.0–4.0g vancomycin per unit and massaged to fill any voids. After curing, the temporary spacers are removed from the molds, trimmed smooth, and cemented loosely into the joint space.
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