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From: Antibiotic-impregnated articulating cement spacer maintained for 7 years in situ for two-stage primary total knee arthroplasty: a case report

Fig. 3

a–c Postoperative anteroposterior and lateral knee radiographs taken at 5 years (a), 6 years (b), and 7 years (c) after the implantation of articulating spacers. (a, b) Radiolucent lines along the bone-cement interface. (b) The longitudinal split fracture of the femoral articulating spacer component (arrow) with cortical breakage of the medial femoral condyle (arrowhead) observed at 7 years after the implantation of articulating spacers

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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

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