Outcome of Irrigation and Debridement with Topical Antibiotic Delivery Using Antibiotic-Impregnated Calcium Hydroxyapatite for the Management of Periprosthetic Hip Joint Infection

• Main Authors: Hiroki Wakabayashi (Author), Masahiro Hasegawa (Author), Yohei Naito (Author), Shine Tone (Author), Akihiro Sudo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2023-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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We assessed the clinical results of irrigation and debridement (I&D) with antibiotic-impregnated calcium hydroxyapatite (CHA) as a novel antibiotic delivery system for the treatment of prosthetic-joint-associated infection (PJI) after total hip arthroplasty (THA). Thirteen patients (14 hips) tre...