Sonication of Antibiotic Loaded Cement Spacers: A Valuable Technique for Detection of Infection Persistence in Two-stage Revision for Infected Joint Arthroplasty |
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| Abstract: | We evaluated the diagnostic utility of sonication of antibiotic loaded cement spacers comparing with periprosthetic tissue cultures for the detection of persisting infection in 14 patients undergoing staged procedures. Sonication improved microbial detection of intraoperative cultures from 14.2% to 28.5% (P = 0.481). Routine sonication of spacers is recommended. |
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| Keywords: | Explanted cement spacers periprosthetic tissue prosthetic joint infection sonication sonicate fluid culture |
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