One-stage hip revisions are as good as two-stage surgery to replace infected artificial hips.

Saul, Helen; Deeney, Brendan; Cassidy, Samantha; Kwint, Jemma; Blom, Ashley · BMJ · 2023

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Abstract

The studyBlom AW, Lenguerrand, Strange S, et al. Clinical and cost effectiveness of single stage compared with two stage revision for hip prosthetic joint infection (INFORM): pragmatic, parallel group, open label, randomised controlled trial. <i>BMJ</i> 2022;379:e071281.To read the full NIHR Alert, go to: https://evidence.nihr.ac.uk/alert/one-stage-hip-revisions-are-as-good-as-2-stage-surgery-to-replace-infected-artificial-hips/.

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