1. Two-Stage Revision Hip Arthroplasty for Infection: Comparison Between the Interim Use of Antibiotic-Loaded Cement Beads and a Spacer Prosthesis
by Pang-Hsin Hsieh, Chun-Hsiung Shih, Yu-Han Chang, Mel S. Lee, Hsin-Nung Shih, and Wen-E Yang
J Bone Joint Surg Am
Volume 86(9):
September 1, 2004
©2004 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.

2. The metal mold and the unipolar cup used to make the cement prosthesis.
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3. The femoral component of the cement prosthesis.
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4. Anteroposterior radiographs of the hip of a forty-five-year-old woman (from Group I) who had septic loosening of a left total hip prosthesis.
Anteroposterior radiographs of the hip of a forty-five-year-old woman (from Group I) who had septic loosening of a left total hip prosthesis. Fig. 2-A Radiograph demonstrating loosening of the prosthesis.
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5. Radiograph made after removal of the prosthesis.
Radiograph made after removal of the prosthesis. Antibiotic-impregnated cement beads were used to fill the dead space.
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6. Radiograph made five years after reimplantation.
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7. Anteroposterior radiographs of the hip of a fifty-six-year-old man (from Group II) who had septic loosening of a right total hip prosthesis.
Anteroposterior radiographs of the hip of a fifty-six-year-old man (from Group II) who had septic loosening of a right total hip prosthesis. Fig. 3-A Radiograph demonstrating loosening of the prosthesis.
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8. Radiograph made three months after the first-stage surgery.
Radiograph made three months after the first-stage surgery. The spacer prosthesis had a cement-on-cement bearing surface.
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9. Radiograph made four years after a cementless revision.
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