Timing of implant-removal in late acute periprosthetic joint infection: A multicenter observational study.

Wouthuyzen-Bakker, Marjan; Sebillotte, Marine; Lomas, Jose; Kendrick, Benjamin; Benavent Palomares, Eva; Murillo, Oscar; Parvizi, Javad; Shohat, Noam; Cobo Reinoso, Javier; Escudero Sanchez, Rosa; Fernandez-Sampedro, Marta; Senneville, Eric; Huotari, Kaisa; Barbero Allende, Jose; Blanco Garcia, Antonio; Lora-Tamayo, Jaime; Ferrari, Matteo; Vaznaisiene, Danguole; Yusuf, Erlangga; Aboltins, Craig; Trebse, Rihard; Salles, Mauro; Benito, Natividad; Vila, Andrea; Dolores Del Toro, Maria; Kramer, Tobias; Petersdorf, Sabine; Diaz-Brito, Vicens; Tufan, ZELİHA; Sanchez, Marisa; Arvieux, Cedric; Soriano, Alex; Gougeon, Anne; Common, Harold; Meheut, Anne; Gomez-Junyent, Joan; Tarabichi, Majd; Demirturk, Aybegum; Ribeiro, Taiana; Honda, Emerson; Polesello, Giancarlo; Jutte, Paul; Ploegmakers, Joris; Lowik, Claudia; Bori, Guillem; Morata, Laura; Lozano, Luis; Mancheno, Mikel; Chaves, Fernando; Smolders, David; Inthavong, Phongsakone; Taylor, Adrian; Digumber, Marc; Pfang, Bernadette; Tornero, Eduard; Moreno, Encarna; Noth, Ulrich; Rivero, Cynthia; Coll, Pere; Crusi, Xavier; Mur, Isabel; Dapas, Juan; Tattevin, Pierre; Esteban, Jaime; Garcia-Canete, Joaquin; Scarborough, Matthew

doi:10.1016/j.jinf.2019.07.003

Timing of implant-removal in late acute periprosthetic joint infection: A multicenter observational study.

Wouthuyzen-Bakker M., Sebillotte M., Lomas J., Kendrick B., Benavent Palomares E., Murillo O., ...More

The Journal of infection, vol.79, no.3, pp.199-205, 2019 (Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 79 Issue: 3
Publication Date: 2019
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.jinf.2019.07.003
Title of Journal : The Journal of infection
Page Numbers: pp.199-205

Abstract

Objectives: We evaluated the treatment outcome in late acute (LA) periprosthetic joint infections (PJI) treated with debridement and implant retention (DAIR) versus implant removal.