Is a preoperative pathogen detection a prerequisite before undergoing one-stage exchange for prosthetic joint infection of the hip?

HIGHLIGHTS

• who: Daniel Karczewski from the Balgrist University Hospital, Forchstrasse, CHu2011, Zurich, Switzerland have published the research work: Is a preoperative pathogen detection a prerequisite before undergoing one-stage exchange for prosthetic joint infection of the hip?, in the Journal: (JOURNAL)
• what: This study compares patients with and without undergoing for of the hip.

SUMMARY

Two-stage exchange is the most commonly used strategy in the treatment of chronic prosthetic joint infections (PJI), with most reported success rates ranging from 80 to 100%. Excluding the one-stage exchange as a treatment option . . .

 



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