The Impact of use of Double Set-up on Infection Rates in Revision Total Knee Replacement and Limb Salvage Procedures
| Autor: | Jennifer Waterman, Jon Minter, Paul Ghattas, Brandon Green |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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| Zdroj: | Reconstructive Review, Vol 5, Iss 1 (2015) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2331-2262 2331-2270 |
| DOI: | 10.15438/rr.5.1.98 |
| Popis: | A retrospective analysis was performed to determine the impact of utilizing a double set-up procedure on reducing infection rates revision total knee and limb salvage procedures in patients with known joint infection. Eighteen cases fit selection criteria. The recurrence rate of infection was 5.5% which is less than reported recent literature review. This suggests the use of a double set-up in combination with other infection reducing protocols may help further reduce recurrent infection. Keywords: double set-up, infection, revision total knee arthroplasty, limb-salvage |
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