Dr. Della Valle and Colleagues Win the “Best Poster Award” at the 30th AAHKS Annual Meeting in the Infection Clinical Category
Dr. Della Valle and colleagues were the 30th AAHKS Annual Meeting recipients of the “Best Poster Award” in the Infection Clinical Category.
About the Study:
When a total hip replacement gets infected, a temporary antibiotic cement spacer is used as part of a two-stage surgery, and the spacer can either immobilize the hip (“static”) or allow it to have motion (“articulating”). In this multi-center study, patients were randomized to one of the spacer types so that outcomes could be compared. Operative time was similar between the groups, but static spacers were associated with significantly longer hospital stays after surgery, and outcomes at an average of 3.2 years postoperatively generally favored articulating spacers.
Dr. Della Valle’s co-authors included:
Cindy R. Nahhas, MD
Scott Sporer, MD
Peter N. Chalmers, MD
Javad Parvizi, MD
Gregory K. Deirmengian, MD
Antonia F. Chen, MD/MBA
Chris Culvern, MSc
Mario Moric, MS
