Revision of infected knee arthroplasties in Denmark

Background and purpose — The surgical treatment of periprosthetic knee infection is generally either a partial revision procedure (open debridement and exchange of the tibial insert) or a 2-stage exchange arthroplasty procedure. We describe the failure rates of these procedures on a nationwide basis...

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Main Authors: Martin Lindberg-Larsen, Christoffer C Jørgensen, Jens Bagger, Henrik M Schrøder, Henrik Kehlet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2016-07-01
Series:Acta Orthopaedica
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/17453674.2016.1148453