A systematic review of the evidence for single stage and two stage revision of infected knee replacement

JPM Masters, NA Smith, P Foguet, M Reed… - BMC musculoskeletal …, 2013 - Springer
Background Periprosthetic infection about the knee is a devastating complication that may
affect between 1% and 5% of knee replacement. With over 79 000 knee replacements being …

Periprosthetic joint infection: Current concept

VK Aggarwal, MR Rasouli, J Parvizi - Indian journal of orthopaedics, 2013 - Springer
Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is one of the most devastating and costly complications
following total joint arthroplasty (TJA). Diagnosis and management of PJI is challenging for …

Articular spacers in two-stage revision arthroplasty for prosthetic joint infection of the hip and the knee

A Craig, SW King, BH van Duren, VT Veysi… - EFORT open …, 2022 - eor.bioscientifica.com
Use of articular antibiotic-eluting cement spacers during two-stage revision arthroplasty for
prosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a long-established and proven adjunctive technique during …

Therapeutic use of antibiotic-loaded bone cement in the treatment of hip and knee joint infections

K Anagnostakos - Journal of bone and joint infection, 2017 - jbji.copernicus.org
The use of antibiotic-loaded cement spacers is an established method in the management of
periprosthetic hip and knee joint infections. Despite inconsistencies among published …

Reconsidering strategies for managing chronic periprosthetic joint infection in total knee arthroplasty: using decision analytics to find the optimal strategy between one …

K Srivastava, KJ Bozic, C Silverton, AJ Nelson… - JBJS, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Background: Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) following total knee arthroplasty is a growing
concern, as the demand for total knee arthroplasty (TKA) expands annually. Although 2 …

Articulating spacers: what are available and how to utilize them?

Z Li, C Xu, J Chen - Arthroplasty, 2023 - Springer
Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is the most devastating complication following total joint
arthroplasty (TJA) and is posing a global healthcare challenge as the demand for TJA …

Articulating vs. static antibiotic impregnated spacers in revision total knee arthroplasty for sepsis. A systematic review

GN Guild III, B Wu, GR Scuderi - The Journal of Arthroplasty, 2014 - Elsevier
Periprosthetic infection after total knee arthroplasty is a devastating complication, and two-
stage exchange is the standard of care in North America. Articulating and static spacers …

Revision of infected total knee arthroplasty: two-stage reimplantation using an antibiotic-impregnated static spacer

A Silvestre, F Almeida, P Renovell… - Clinics in …, 2013 - synapse.koreamed.org
Background A two-stage revision remains as the" gold standard" treatment for chronically
infected total knee arthroplasties. Methods Forty-five septic knee prostheses were revised …

Hip and knee section, treatment, two-stage exchange spacer-related: proceedings of international consensus on orthopedic infections

MP Abdel, P Barreira, A Battenberg… - The Journal of …, 2019 - arthroplastyjournal.org
Recommendation: Articulating spacers appear to provide better range of motion and less
functional limitations to the patients undergoing resection arthroplasty and should be used …

[HTML][HTML] Periprosthetic knee infection: treatment options

M Vasso, L Capasso, K Corona, E Pola, G Toro… - Orthopedic …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Infection is one of the most catastrophic complication following total knee arthroplasty (TKA)
and represents the second most common cause of TKA failure. Treatment of a patient with …