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https://doi.org/10.5194/jbji-7-11-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/jbji-7-11-2022
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20 Jan 2022
Original full-length article |  | 20 Jan 2022

Local antibiotic treatment with calcium sulfate as carrier material improves the outcome of debridement, antibiotics, and implant retention procedures for periprosthetic joint infections after hip arthroplasty – a retrospective study

Katharina Reinisch, Michel Schläppi, Christoph Meier, and Peter Wahl

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Despite potential pharmacokinetic advantages, the local application of antibiotics in the treatment of periprosthetic joint infections has so far been associated with bad outcomes. This study shows a major advantage for the local application of antibiotics with calcium sulfate as the carrier material in the implant-retaining treatment of a periprosthetic joint infection of the hip.
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