TY - JOUR
T1 - Periprosthetic knee infection
T2 - Two stage revision surgery
AU - Bonanzinga, Tommaso
AU - Tanzi, Piergiuseppe
AU - Iacono, Francesco
AU - Ferrari, Matteo Carlo
AU - Marcacci, Maurilio
PY - 2017/10/1
Y1 - 2017/10/1
N2 - Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) remains a serious complication following a total joint replacement. Diagnosis and management of PJI is challenging for surgeons since there is no “gold standard”. This challenging condition requires a coordinated management approach to achieve good patient outcomes. Further difficulties involve choosing the optimal method to treat the periprosthetic joint infection. In this article, it is stressed the role of the two-stage revision: implant removal, debridement and placement of an antibiotic spacer, and antibiotic therapy with cessation prior to reimplantation. Published literature shows that two stage revision is a valid treatment option for periprosthetic joint infection. (www.actabiomedica.it)
AB - Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) remains a serious complication following a total joint replacement. Diagnosis and management of PJI is challenging for surgeons since there is no “gold standard”. This challenging condition requires a coordinated management approach to achieve good patient outcomes. Further difficulties involve choosing the optimal method to treat the periprosthetic joint infection. In this article, it is stressed the role of the two-stage revision: implant removal, debridement and placement of an antibiotic spacer, and antibiotic therapy with cessation prior to reimplantation. Published literature shows that two stage revision is a valid treatment option for periprosthetic joint infection. (www.actabiomedica.it)
KW - Infection
KW - Knee
KW - Periprosthetic joint infection
KW - Revision
KW - Two stage
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U2 - 10.23750/abm.v88i4-S.6802
DO - 10.23750/abm.v88i4-S.6802
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85037651985
VL - 88
SP - 114
EP - 119
JO - Acta Biomedica de l'Ateneo Parmense
JF - Acta Biomedica de l'Ateneo Parmense
SN - 0392-4203
IS - 4-S
ER -