High cure rate of periprosthetic hip joint infection with multidisciplinary team approach using standardized two-stage exchange

Abstract Background Two-stage exchange arthroplasty is still the preferred treatment choice for chronic PJI. However, the results remain unpredictable. We analyzed the treatment success of patients with an infected hip prosthesis, who were treated according to a standardized algorithm with a multidi...

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Main Authors: Doruk Akgün, Michael Müller, Carsten Perka, Tobias Winkler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13018-019-1122-0