Failure Analysis in Multiple TKA Revisions-Periprosthetic Infections Remain Surgeons' Nemesis.

Stephanie M KirschbaumSarah ErhartCarsten F PerkaRobert HubeKathi Thiele

Published in: Journal of clinical medicine (2022)

The probability of survival of the implanted knee arthroplasty is significantly reduced with each subsequent revision. Periprosthetic infection is the main cause of multiple revisions.

Keyphrases

total knee arthroplasty
total hip
total hip arthroplasty
quality improvement
free survival