Kevin Knappe

Impact of surface structuring on antibiotic elution from bone cement in two-stage revision for periprosthetic joint infection

Abstract Purpose Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a serious complication after total joint arthroplasty and the leading cause of revision surgery. Two-stage revision with prosthesis removal, radical debridement, and interim antibiotic-loaded bone cement (ALBC) spacers is t...