Symptom duration is associated with failure of periprosthetic joint infection treated with debridement, antibiotics and implant retention

Symptom duration is associated with failure of periprosthetic joint infection treated with debridement, antibiotics and implant retention

BackgroundDebridement, antibiotics, and implant retention (DAIR) is an alternative treatment strategy for periprosthetic joint infection (PJI). However, no consensus exists regarding which patient population(s) may be most suitable for DAIR. This study aims to investigate the overall infection contr...

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Main Authors: Hongyi Shao, Rui Li, Wang Deng, Baozhan Yu, Dejin Yang, Yixin Zhou, Jiying Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Surgery
Subjects:
knee
hip
total joint arthroplasty
periprosthetic joint infection
debridement antibiotics implant retention
symptom duration
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsurg.2022.913431/full

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