Two-stage Revision Using Vancomycin-impregnated Polymethylmethacrylate Beads to Treat MRSA Infection after Hip Arthroplasty: A Report of Two Cases

Abstract

The authors carried out two-stage revision on two patients using vancomycin-impregnated Polymethylmethacrylate beads to treat methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection following hip arthroplasty. The outcome of both cases was good and there was no recurrence of infection during the one-year follow-up period. Although our study series is small and the follow-up period brief, this method may be useful in such cases.