The Journal of the Chugoku-Shikoku Orthopaedic Association
Online ISSN : 1347-5606
Print ISSN : 0915-2695
ISSN-L : 0915-2695
Treatment of Infected Hip Prosthesis
Akira NAKAZAWASatoshi MORIShintaro TSUJITomoo TAMURAChihiro SATOSatoshi KOMATSUBARAHiromichi NORIMATSUSeiji MATSUSHITA
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2001 Volume 13 Issue 1 Pages 1-4

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We have treated 9 patients (10 hips) with infected hip prostheses. Removal of the implant was performed in 9 cases and 5 cases were treated with continuous irrigation, and 4 cases were treated with cement beads with antibiotics. After subsidence of infection, re-implantation was performed in five hips.
No case have showed recurrence of infection.
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