Can a Silver-Coated Arthrodesis Implant Provide a Viable Alternative to Above Knee Amputation in the Unsalvageable, Infected Total Knee Arthroplasty?

Arthrodesis of the knee using a silver-coated intramedullary device is successful in eradicating infection and allowing limb conservation. Where infection does recur, this can be successfully treated with implant retention. The use of a silver-coated arthrodesis nail should be considered as an alternative to amputation for patients with a multiply revised and infected total knee arthroplasty.