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For liwer leg and knee infection due to knee prothesis is it best option to remove prothesis or to put expensive cement one with antibiotic infusion?

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Yes but both: Both are done together. Remove the infected prosthesis, and then add the anabiotic within cement in for a while sometimes long depends on the type of infection

Answered 8/7/2017

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A member asked:

For liwer leg and knee infection due to knee prothesis is it best option to remove prothesis or to put expensive cement one with antibiotic infusion?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. John Goldman answered

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