High re-revision rate following one-stage exchange for streptococcal periprosthetic joint infection of the hip.
Malte OhlmeierInsa JachczikAhmad Shoib SharqzadThorsten GehrkeNael HawiCarl HaasperHussein AbdelazizPublished in: Hip international : the journal of clinical and experimental research on hip pathology and therapy (2021)
The rate of re-revision after 1-stage exchange for streptococcal PJI is high. Eradication of a streptococcal PJI of the hip remains challenging. Further extensive and comparative studies between 1-and 2-stage exchange are encouraged.