CLASSIFICATION AND ALGORITHM FOR DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF HIP PROSTHETIC JOINT INFECTION

Prosthetic joint infection (PJI) is the second common reason for revision surgery of the hip joint prosthesis. The rate of hip PJI is about 1% after primary surgery and it goes up to 4% or higher after revision surgery. In most cases, the main cause of this complication is an intraoperative bacteria...

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Main Authors: T. Winkler, A. Trampuz, N. Renz, C. Perka, S. A. Bozhkova
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: Vreden Russian Research Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics 2016-06-01
Series:Travmatologiâ i Ortopediâ Rossii
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Online Access:https://journal.rniito.org/jour/article/view/22