Use of Biocompatible Thermoplastic Impregnated With Vancomycin as a Temporary Orthopedic Spacer

PHASE1/PHASE2Not yet recruitingINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

30

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

June 1, 2026

Primary Completion Date

August 1, 2028

Study Completion Date

December 1, 2028

Conditions
Implant FailureInfection
Interventions
COMBINATION_PRODUCT

PLA spacer

This is a phase 1/2 prospective, interventional, non-randomized, single-arm clinical study designed to evaluate the safety of using temporary articular spacers printed in PLA (polylactic acid) impregnated with vancomycin in patients with periprosthetic infections of the hip, knee, or shoulder.

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná

OTHER

lead

Hospital Universitario Evangelico de Curitiba

OTHER