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 BurasteroPublished 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.