RT Journal
A1 Goldstein, Wayne M.
A1 Kopplin, Matthew
A1 Wall, Robin
A1 Berland, Kimberly
T1 Temporary Articulating Methylmethacrylate Antibiotic Spacer (TAMMAS) A New Method of Intraoperative Manufacturing of a Custom Articulating Spacer
JF The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery
JO The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery
YR 2001
FD November 1
VO 83
IS 2_suppl_2
SP S92
OP 97
DO 
UL http://dx.doi.org/
AB AbstractA temporary articulating antibiotic-impregnated cement spacer
for use during the first stage of a two-stage revision of a total
knee replacement that had failed because of infection was developed
by one of us (W.M.G.). It is simply a knee prosthesis made of methylmethacrylate
and antibiotics that is manufactured intraoperatively with use of
instruments, medications, and supplies that are already available
at most hospitals. This construct allows for motion of the knee
during treatment of the infection, thereby reducing the risk of
loss of motion after subsequent revision. The technique has been
successfully utilized in five patients since 1999 and has now become
our standard treatment method.