InterSpace® Hip

InterSpace® Hip, the first pre-formed temporary hip spacer with gentamicin for two-stage revision arthroplasty, is designed to temporarily replace a Total Hip Arthroplasty (THA) when the implant is removed as a result of infection. InterSpace Hip is a partial load-bearing structure consisting of gentamicin-impregnated Cemex® PMMA bone cement molded onto a stainless steel reinforcing core.

Product Features

• Maintains joint space and allows limited mobility
• Enables patient ambulation with partial weight-bearing
• Improved quality of life between procedures*
• Provides for predictable, consistent antibiotic release locally¹
• Facilitates permanent implant surgery with greater ease for the surgeon
•  Reduced hospitalization and seamless transition to physical therapy*

*Supported by published data

References

1. Bertazzoni Minelli E, Caveiari C, Benini A. Release of antibiotics from polymethylmethacrylate cement. J Chemother. 2002 Oct;14(5):492-500.

InterSpace® is produced by Tecres® S.p.A., Italy, and is distributed exclusively in the United States by Exactech, Inc.