Patients with no recurrence of infection five years after two-stage revision hip arthroplasty may be classified as periprosthetic infection 'in remission'.
Pablo Ariel Isidoro SlullitelJosé I OñativiaIgnacio CimaGerardo ZanottiFernando CombaFrancisco PiccalugaMartin A ButtaroPublished in: The bone & joint journal (2021)
If there is no recurrent infection in the five years following reimplantation, the chances of further infection thereafter are remote. While the results of a frozen section may be a reliable guide to the timing of reimplantation, intraoperative culture has, currently, only prognostic value. Surgeons should be aware that instability remains a potential indication for further revision surgery. Cite this article: Bone Joint J 2021;103-B(1):79-86.