Can This Prosthesis Be Saved?: Implant Salvage Attempts in Infected Primary TKA

Gardner, Jeremy; J. Gioe, Terence; Tatman, Penny

doi:10.1007/s11999-010-1417-2

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Can This Prosthesis Be Saved?: Implant Salvage Attempts in Infected Primary TKA

Published in Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research • Jun 10, 2010

Authors:

Jeremy Gardner

Terence J. Gioe

Penny Tatman

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Open débridement with polyethylene liner exchange (ODPE) remains a relatively low morbidity option in acute infection of total knee arthroplasty (TKA), but concerns regarding control of infection exist. We sought to identify factors that would predict control of infection after ODPE. MET...

Subject

Medicine

Prosthesis

Implant

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