Iodine-Supported Hip Implants: Short Term Clinical Results

Figure 4

Case of an 82-year-old man. Pyogenic arthritis of the right hip joint with methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA). Irrigation and antibiotics treatment in former hospital could not suppress infection, which resulted in femoral head destruction (a). Right hip joint was filled with infected scar tissue and debris of the destructed femoral head. Single-stage implantation was performed after thorough debridement (b). GT: greater trochanter, LT: lesser trochanter, and FH: femoral head. One year after surgery, his hip function was almost normal, and iodine-supported hip prosthesis was well fixed. CRP was 0.2 mg/dL and WBC was 3,810/ll 12 months later (c).

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