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CC BY 4.0 · Rev Bras Ortop (Sao Paulo) 2024; 59(05): e793-e796
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1736341
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Long-term Survival of Hip Cement Spacer: A Case Report

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1   Departamento de Cirurgia Ortopédica, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, Estados Unidos
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1   Departamento de Cirurgia Ortopédica, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, Estados Unidos
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1   Departamento de Cirurgia Ortopédica, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, Estados Unidos
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1   Departamento de Cirurgia Ortopédica, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, Estados Unidos
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1   Departamento de Cirurgia Ortopédica, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, Estados Unidos
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1   Departamento de Cirurgia Ortopédica, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, Estados Unidos
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Abstract

We present a unique case of a 56-year-old male patient who ambulated on a hip cement spacer for 11 years. After hemiarthroplasty after a motor vehicle accident, the patient developed periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) several years later, and underwent stage-1 revision. With the resolution of the infection after stage 1, the patient refused the second stage due to satisfaction with the cement spacer for nearly 11 years.

To our knowledge, this is the longest reported case of a cement spacer remaining in an ambulating patient. This case demonstrates the mechanical reliability of metal-reinforced cement spacers, which can remain for long periods in selected patients.

Work carried out at the Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, United States.




Publication History

Received: 07 December 2020

Accepted: 11 February 2021

Article published online:
11 November 2021

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