Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4094158 | Seminars in Arthroplasty | 2011 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Infected total knee arthroplasty treated with 2-stage revision, intravenous antibiotics, and an antibiotic spacer has a high rate of failure, especially in cases with resistant organisms or reinfection. An aggressive regimen that includes extensive exposure, meticulous debridement, soft-tissue reconstruction, cementless fixation of porous-coated implants, and direct intra-articular delivery of antibiotics has been developed to treat these difficult cases. A brief review of a clinical series of 18 cases is presented with a 94% rate of success in controlling the infection and achieving a well-fixed arthroplasty.
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Authors
Leo A. Whiteside,