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Table 2 Mechanical complications of CAD-articulating spacers

From: A preliminary study of the novel antibiotic-loaded cement computer-aided design-articulating spacer for the treatment of periprosthetic knee infection

Case no.

Spacer-related radiographic code*

Physician 1

Physician 2

Physician 3

1

A

A

A

2

B

C

B

3

A

A

A

4

A

A

A

5

A

A

A

6

A

A

A

7

A

A

A

8

A

A

A

9

A

A

A

10

A

A

A

11

A

A

A

12

A

A

A

13

F

F

F

14

A

A

A

15

A

A

A

16

A

A

A

17

A

A

A

18

A

A

A

19

A

A

A

20

A

A

A

21

A

A

A

22

A

A

A

23

A

A

A

24

A

A

A

25

A

A

A

26

A

A

A

27

A

A

A

28

A

A

A

29

A

A

A

30

A

A

A

31

A

A

A

32

A

A

A

  1. *A, optimal size and position of the spacer; B, spacer loosening, tilting or migration; C, spacer crack or fracture; D, joint subluxation; E, joint dislocation; F, extensor apparatus problems