Surgical Technique for 2-Stage Revision Arthroplasty for Chronic Periprosthetic Total Joint Infections

Autor: Brian A. Klatt, Patrick L. Maher
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Operative Techniques in Orthopaedics. 29:100730
ISSN: 1048-6666
DOI: 10.1016/j.oto.2019.100730
Popis: Prosthetic joint infection should be considered as a possible diagnosis in any painful prosthetic joint at any time after the index procedure. Establishing a diagnosis of prosthetic joint infection can be challenging. Once the diagnosis is established, eradication of infection generally requires coordinated surgical and medical care. For a well-established infection, 2 stage revision arthroplasty is generally preferred by the authors. Static or articulating spacers can be used for the first stage.
Databáze: OpenAIRE