Two-stage Exchange Knee Arthroplasty: Does Resistance of the Infecting Organism Influence the Outcome?

BACKGROUND: Periprosthetic joint infection after TKA is a challenging complication. Two-stage exchange arthroplasty is the accepted standard of care, but reported failure rates are increasing. It has been suggested this is due to the increased prevalence of methicillin-resistant infections. QUESTION...

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Main Authors: Kurd, Mark F., Ghanem, Elie, Steinbrecher, Jill, Parvizi, Javad
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Springer-Verlag 2010
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Symposium: Papers Presented at the 2009 Meeting of the Musculoskeletal Infection Society
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2895842/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20300903
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11999-010-1296-6
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