Predictors of failure of two-stage revision in periprosthetic knee infection: a retrospective cohort study with a minimum two-year follow-up.

Antonio RussoLuca CavagnaroFrancesco ChiarloneMattia Alessio-MazzolaLamberto FelliGiorgio Burastero

Published in: Archives of orthopaedic and trauma surgery (2021)

Difficult-to-treat pathogens, the number of previous surgeries, and the level of tibial bone defect were independent risk factors of two-stage knee revision failure. Overall, the two-stage protocol provided a good survival rate and functional outcome.

Keyphrases

total knee arthroplasty
total hip
risk factors
randomized controlled trial
bone mineral density
gram negative
total hip arthroplasty
antimicrobial resistance
soft tissue
free survival
bone loss
bone regeneration
knee osteoarthritis