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Etiology of Above-knee Amputations in the United States: Is Periprosthetic Joint Infection an Emerging Cause?

BACKGROUND: Above-knee amputation (AKA) is a morbid procedure and is performed for a number of conditions. Although AKA is usually performed for dysvascular disease, trauma, and malignancy, AKA is also considered in patients who have failed multiple salvage attempts at treating periprosthetic joint...

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Publicado en:Clin Orthop Relat Res
Main Authors: George, Jaiben, Navale, Suparna M., Nageeb, Emmanuel M., Curtis, Gannon L., Klika, Alison K., Barsoum, Wael K., Mont, Michael A., Higuera, Carlos A.
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer 2018
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Acceso en liña:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6259848/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30794239
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11999.0000000000000166
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