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- Title
The Chitranjan Ranawat Award: fate of two-stage reimplantation after failed irrigation and débridement for periprosthetic knee infection.
- Authors
Sherrell, J Christopher; Fehring, Thomas K; Odum, Susan; Hansen, Erik; Zmistowski, Benjamin; Dennos, Anne; Kalore, Niraj; Periprosthetic Infection Consortium
- Abstract
Irrigation and débridement is an attractive low morbidity solution for acute periprosthetic knee infection. However, the failure rate in the literature is high, averaging 68% (range, 61%-82%). Patients who fail subsequently undergo two-stage reimplantation after a prolonged period of illness. This leads to higher surgical risk and further delays in rehabilitation and may contribute to failure of subsequent revision surgery.
- Publication
Clinical orthopaedics and related research, 2011, Vol 469, Issue 1, p18
- ISSN
1528-1132
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11999-010-1434-1