Knee Arthroplasty
Reports from Taipei Veterans General Hospital describe recent advances in knee arthroplasty
Published in Drug Law Weekly, April 21st, 2009
According to a study from Taipei, Taiwan, "Deep infection following total knee arthroplasty is a devastating complication, and it is very important to prevent it. A prospective cohort study was conducted to evaluate the effect of vancomycin-impregnated cement on the prevention of deep infection after revision total knee arthroplasty performed in a setting in which so-called clean-air measures such as laminar flow and space suits were not available."
"From 1993 to 2004, 183 first-time revision total knee arthroplasties were performed with fixation of all components with cement. The knees were divided randomly into two groups to evaluate the effect of...
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Source: Drug Law Weekly (2009-04-21)
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