The evolution from the two stage to the one stage procedure for biofilm based periprosthetic joint infections (PJI)

A definitive consensus on the optimal limb salvage protocol for infected total joints does not currently exist. Popular, is the two-stage revision which calls for the use of an antibiotic loaded spacer followed by a delayed exchange. Our question is whether single-stage revisions for biofilm based i...

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Main Authors: Gerhard E. Maale, John J. Eager, Aniruth Srinivasaraghavan, Daniel Kazemi Mohammadi, Nicole Kennard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-12-01
Series:Biofilm
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590207520300150