TREATMENT OF INFECTION AFTER TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY

Objectives:To identify and compare the rate of success of therapeutic modalities applied in surgeries for the treatment of infections associated with total knee arthroplasty (TKA), and to evaluate the functional outcome and pain in different therapeutic modalities by means of quality of life scores....

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Main Authors: Ricardo de Paula Leite Cury, Eduardo Hitoshi Tsuge Cinagawa, Osmar Pedro Arbix Camargo, Emerson Kiyoshi Honda, Giselle Burlamaqui Klautau, Mauro José Costa Salles
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia 2015-10-01
Series:Acta Ortopédica Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-78522015000500239&tlng=en