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Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1971;53:37-46.
© 1971 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc

Hip-Mold Arthroplasty and Postoperative Infection

A METHOD OF SALVAGE USED IN TEN PATIENTS

JOSEPH P. LEDDY M.D.1, S. ASHBY GRANTHAM M.D.1, and FRANK E. STINCHFIELD M.D.1

1 From the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia Universiity, and the New York Orthopaedic Hospital, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York

Ten patients after mold arthroplasty had potentially disastrous wound infections. A method of salvage, which has been strikingly effective, is described. We believe that prompt recognitions and aggressive action, as outlined, are essential in this situation. In the ten patients in this series, the results of arthroplasty were not greatly altered by this unsfortunate complication.


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