Inadequate evaluation and management of suspected ­infections after TKA surgery in Lithuania: a retrospective study of 2,769 patients with 2-year follow-up

Background and purpose — The evidence-based algorithms for treatment of periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) recommend surgical intervention in combination with the use of systemic antibiotics. However, still it is not unusual to treat total knee arthroplasty (TKA) patients with suspected infection...

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Main Authors: Egle Terteliene, Kazimieras Grigaitis, Otto Robertsson, Justinas Stucinskas, Sarunas Tarasevicius, Narunas Porvaneckas, Algirdas Venalis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2019-07-01
Series:Acta Orthopaedica
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17453674.2019.1614763