Two-stage exchange Arthroplasty for knee Periprosthetic joint infection exhibit high infection recurrence rate in patients with chronic viral hepatitis

Abstract Background Currently, there is little evidence about the outcome of two-stage exchange arthroplasty for the treatment of knee periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) in patients with chronic viral hepatitis. To evaluate it, we set the primary outcome as infection recurrence, and the secondary...

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Main Authors: Jui-ping Chen, Chih-hsiang Chang, Yu-chih Lin, Sheng-hsun Lee, Hsin-nung Shih, Yuhan Chang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-06-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-021-04416-0