Abstract
Antibiotics can be administered locally in infections by ways of antibiotic-loaded bone cement. This chapter gives a brief overview of the history and rationale of antibiotic beads and spacers and their respective pros and cons.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Management of Periprosthetic Joint Infections (PJIs) |
| Editors | J.J. Chris Arts, Jan Geurts |
| Publisher | Woodhead Publishing |
| Pages | 219-230 |
| Number of pages | 36 |
| Edition | 1 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780081002421 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780081002056 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2016 |