Evaluation of time to reimplantation as a risk factor in two-stage revision with static spacers for periprosthetic knee joint infection

Abstract Introduction We investigated the time to reimplantation (TTR) during two-stage revision using static spacers with regard to treatment success and function in patients with chronic periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) of the knee. Methods 163 patients (median age 72 years, 72 women) who unde...

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Published in:	Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Main Authors:	Jan Puetzler, Marc Hofschneider, Georg Gosheger, Christoph Theil, Martin Schulze, Jan Schwarze, Raphael Koch, Burkhard Moellenbeck
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	SpringerOpen 2024-03-01
Subjects:	Prosthetic joint infection Two-stage exchange revision arthroplasty TKA THA
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s10195-024-00745-7