Surgical Management for Chronic Destructive Septic Hip Arthritis: Debridement, Antibiotics, and Single-Stage Replacement is as Effective as Two-Stage Arthroplasty.
Yuan-Qing CaiXin-Yu FangZi-da HuangGuo-Chang BaiZe-Yu ZhangYe YangZi-Jie ZhangWen-Bo LiWen-Ming ZhangPublished in: Orthopaedic surgery (2022)
Both DASR and two-stage arthroplasty achieved a satisfactory infection cure rate and functional recovery for chronic destructive SHA, and DASR demonstrated significantly lower intraoperative blood loss, hospital stay, and hospitalization costs than two-stage arthroplasty. For appropriately indicated patients, if microbial data are available and a standardized debridement protocol is strictly followed, DASR can be a treatment option.