Lyophilized allogeneic bone tissue as an antibiotic carrier

The rising number of primary joint replacements worldwide causes an increase of revision surgery of endoprostheses due bacterial infection. Revision surgery using non-cemented implants seems beneficial for the long-term outcome and the use of antibiotic-impregnated bone grafts might control the infe...

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Main Authors: Coraça-Huber, Débora C., Ammann, Christoph G., Nogler, Michael, Fille, Manfred, Frommelt, Lars, Kühn, Klaus-Dieter, Fölsch, Christian
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Springer Netherlands 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5116047/