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VIDEO: Presenter addresses concerns about the use of spacers during arthroplasty

Issue: February 2017

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ORLANDO, Fla. — At the Current Concepts in Joint Replacement Winter Meeting, Javad Parvizi, MD, FRCS, discussed concerns about the use of spacers for one-stage and two-stage arthroplasty for the treatment of periprosthetic joint infection.

Disclosure: Parvizi reports he is a consultant to Zimmer Biomet, CeramTec, ConvaTec and 3M.