Incidence, functional outcomes and cure rate of hematogenous infection in a 2,498 Total Knee Arthroplasties cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The primary aim of the present study is to report the late acute hematogenous (LAH) prosthetic joint infection (PJI) cure rate following Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) treated by means of debridement, antibiotics, and implant retention (DAIR) in a long-term follow-up. The secondary purpose is to report the functional outcomes at that follow-up and to compare them with a non-infected group.

Material and methods

This study cohort consists of 2,498 TKA performed from September 2005 to April 2010 that had a minimum follow-up of 10 years. The diagnosis of PJI and classification into LAH was done in accordance with the Zimmerli criteria. The primary outcome was the failure rate, defined as death before the end of antibiotic treatment, a further surgical intervention for tre

SUBMITTER: Perez-Prieto D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10518300 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature