Polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) also referred as (acrylic) bone cement is a non-degradable
biomaterial that has been used in clinical orthopedic practice for several decades. PMMA …

Prosthetic joint infection (PJI) is associated with poor clinical outcomes and is expensive to
treat. Although uncommon overall (affecting between 0.5% and 2.2% of cases), PJI is one of …

Poly (methyl methacrylate)(PMMA) bone cement has been widely used in orthopedic
surgeries including total hip/knee replacement, vertebral compression fracture treatment …

Prosthetic Joint Infection (PJI) causes significant morbidity and mortality for patients globally.
Delivery of antibiotics to the site of infection has potential to improve the treatment outcomes …

Background The best approach for surgical treatment of an infected THA remains
controversial. Two-stage revision is believed to result in lower reinfection rates but may …

The occurrence of an implant-associated infection (IAI) with the formation of a persisting
bacterial biofilm remains a major risk following orthopedic biomaterial implantation. Yet …

Halloysite is an aluminosilicate mineral, with characteristic tubular morphology, that has
been widely used in several pharmaceutical applications. This review study is focusing on …

Antibiotic-loaded bone cement (ALBC) has become an indispensable material in orthopedic
surgery in recent decades, owing to the possibility of drugs delivery to the surgical site. It is …

Background: Two-stage exchange arthroplasty with a high-dose antibiotic-loaded bone
cement (ALBC) spacer and intravenous or oral antibiotics is the most common method of …

This chapter presents a case scenario of a 59‐year‐old female who is one year out from
revision of a left total hip arthroplasty (THA) due to recurrent dislocation. Periprosthetic joint …