@article{14632d3725b741d8932d8599725a30af,
title = "Salvage of an infected hydroxyapatite cement cranioplasty with preservation of the implant material",
abstract = "We report the first case of an infection of an HA cement cranioplasty successfully salvaged without removal of the implant. The unique structure and chemical composition of HA cement, as well as the host-implant interface, may confer relative resistance to infection such that the implant material may be retained despite infection of adjacent tissue. Management may include incision and drainage of infected fluid, debridement of necrotic tissue, intravenous antibiotics, and adequate soft tissue coverage.",
author = "Johnson, {Perry J.} and Robbins, {David L.} and Lydiatt, {William M.} and Moore, {Gary F.}",
note = "Funding Information: From the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (Dr Johnson), Departments of Surgery (Dr Robbins) and Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery (Drs Lydiatt and Moore), University of Nebraska Medical Center. Reprint requests: Perry J. Johnson, MD, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center 600 S 42nd St, Omaha, NE 68198-3335. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2000;123:515-7. Copyright {\textcopyright} 2000 by the American Academy of Otolaryngology– Head and Neck Surgery Foundation, Inc. 0194-5998/2000/$12.00 + 0 23/4/105182 doi:10.1067/mhn.2000.105182",
year = "2000",
doi = "10.1067/mhn.2000.105182",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "123",
pages = "515--517",
journal = "Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery",
issn = "0194-5998",
publisher = "John Wiley and Sons Inc.",
number = "4",
}