Spacer therapy in periprosthetic infections: Safety and efficacy
Objectives: Besides surgical intervention, the optimal antibiotic therapy for periprosthetic joint infections (PJI) continues to be a subject of controversial discussion. The combination of a locally effective antibiotic spacer therapy with an intravenously administered antibiotic is the gold standard [for full text, please go to the a.m. URL]
Institutions
- University Clinic of Traumatology (AT)
- Orthopädische Universitätsklinik (DE)
- Fraunhofer Project Centre Wolfsburg (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- German Medical Science (German Research Foundation)
- Published
- 2024-10-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3205/24dkou173
- Primary Topic
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00