Re-infection rates and clinical outcomes following arthrodesis with intramedullary nail and external fixator for infected knee prosthesis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Re-infection rates and clinical outcomes following arthrodesis with intramedullary nail and external fixator for infected knee prosthesis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Abstract Background Knee arthrodesis with intramedullary (IM) nail or external fixator (EF) is the most reliable therapeutic option to achieve definitive infection control in patients with septic failure of total knee arthroplasty (TKA). The first aim of this study was to compare re-infection rates...

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Main Authors: Giovanni Balato, Maria Rizzo, Tiziana Ascione, Francesco Smeraglia, Massimo Mariconda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Subjects:
Periprosthetic joint infection
Intramedullary nail
External fixator
Knee arthrodesis
Knee arthroplasty
Re-infection
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12891-018-2283-4

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