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Orthopaedic Proceedings
Vol. 101-B, Issue SUPP_11 | Pages 37 - 37
1 Oct 2019
Nahhas CR Chalmers PN Parvizi J Sporer SM Berend KR Moric M Chen AF Austin M Deirmengian GK Morris MJ Culvern C Valle CJD
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Background

The purpose of this multi-center, randomized clinical trial was to compare static and articulating spacers in the treatment of PJI complicating total knee arthroplasty TKA.

Methods

68 Patients treated with two-stage exchange arthroplasty were randomized to either a static (32 patients) or an articulating (36 patients) spacer. A power analysis determined that 28 patients per group were necessary to detect a 13ยบ difference in range of motion between groups. Six patients were excluded after randomization, six died, and seven were lost to follow-up prior to two years.