Articulating polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) spacers may have an immunomodulating effect on synovial tissue. [electronic resource]
- The bone & joint journal Aug 2016
- 1062-8 p. digital
Publication Type: Journal Article
2049-4408
10.1302/0301-620X.98B8.36663 doi
Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Analysis of Variance Antigens, CD--metabolism Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip--methods Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee--methods Bone Cements--pharmacology Dendritic Cells--immunology Female Hip Prosthesis Humans Immunomodulation--drug effects Interleukin-17--metabolism Knee Prosthesis Lymphocytes--immunology Male Middle Aged Osteoarthritis, Hip--immunology Osteoarthritis, Knee--immunology Polymethyl Methacrylate--pharmacology Prosthesis-Related Infections--immunology Reoperation Synovial Membrane--immunology