Risk factors for recurrent infection in the surgical treatment of infected massive endoprostheses implanted for musculoskeletal tumours

Abstract Background Infection is a devastating complication of endoprosthetic replacement (EPR) in orthopaedic oncology. Surgical treatments include debridement and/or one- or two-stage exchange. This study aims to determine the infection-free survival after surgical treatment for first and recurren...

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Main Authors: Tariq Azamgarhi, Simon Warren, Will Aston, Rob Pollock, Craig Gerrand
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-01-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13018-022-03446-1