The role of antibiotic calcium sulfate beads in acute periprosthetic knee infection: a retrospective cohort study.

Gianluca PiovanLuca FarinelliDaniele ScrepisStefania MaroccoLeonardo MottaGiuseppe PalazzoloSimone NataliClaudio Zorzi

Published in: Arthroplasty (London, England) (2022)

Both DAIR and DABRI could be used to treat acute periprosthetic joint infections and the outcomes and treatment costs of the two procedures were comparable. Additional use of calcium sulfate beads was safe, but might not improve the treatment result. Randomized controlled studies are warranted for the routine use.

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