A prefabricated device made of orthopaedic bone cement [e.g., polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA)], with an appropriate antibiotic, that is temporarily placed into a joint space to function as a carrier for the local delivery of antibiotic drugs and to prevent bo...
A sterile short-term substitute for an infected total hip prosthesis that provides a means for limited mobility/weight-bearing of the patient following surgical excision of the infected device. It also functions as a carrier for antibiotic drugs for their l...