Abstract
Infection is one of the most severe complications that can arise after the implant of a knee prosthesis [2, 7]. Late infections are usually treated by removing the infected prosthesis and reimplanting a new one, following either the one or two stages technique: in order to avoid persistent and recurrent infections that have been reported when using the one-stage technique [8, 10] the two-stage technique has been introduced, consisting in the removal of the infected prosthesis in a first operation stage and in the reimplantation of a new one after adequate treatment of the infection in a second stage, usually performed six to twelve weeks after the first procedure [7, 10, 12, 14].
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Infection and Local Treatment in Orthopedic Surgery |
Publisher | Springer Berlin Heidelberg |
Pages | 128-135 |
Number of pages | 8 |
ISBN (Print) | 9783540479987 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2007 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine(all)