What is the rate of reinfection with different and difficult-to-treat bacteria after failed one-stage septic knee exchange?
Mustafa AkkayaGeorges VlesIman Godarzi BakhtiariAmir SandifordJochen SalberThorsten GehrkeAhmad Shoib SharqzadPublished in: International orthopaedics (2022)
The present study provides a novel insight into the microbiological changes following septic failure after one-stage exchange for PJI of the knee. A higher prevalence of more difficult-to-treat bacteria might increase the complexity of subsequent procedures. Also, a longer follow-up of these patients than previously suggested seems in order.