A case for one-stage revision in infected total knee arthroplasty?
review · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.knee.2010.04.008.
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Abstract
Infection in total knee replacement is a rare but devastating complication. The current literature tends to support a two-stage revision as definitive treatment of established deep infection. Despite the fact that single stage revision is a well recognised treatment for the infected hip replacement, it has not gained the same level of support in the knee. This article reviews the literature of two-stage and single stage revision and reports the senior author's experience with the latter.
Medical subject headings
- Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee
- Knee Joint
- Knee Prosthesis
- Prosthesis Failure
- Prosthesis-Related Infections
Anatomy
- knee