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J Knee Surg 2014; 27(04): 279-282
DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1376881
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Surgical Management of Periprosthetic Joint Infections: Two-Stage Exchange

David A. George
1   Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, University College Hospital London, London, United Kingdom
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Fares S. Haddad
1   Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, University College Hospital London, London, United Kingdom
2   Institute of Sport, Exercise and Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom
3   Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Princess Grace Hospitals, London, United Kingdom
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01 November 2013

02 April 2014

Publication Date:
12 May 2014 (online)

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Abstract

The presence of a periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) following knee arthroplasty is devastating to the patient, with significant loss of function and independence, with risk of systemic compromise with sepsis and organ failure, and loss of life. This article reviews the management of knee PJIs, with particular emphasis on the two-stage exchange arthroplasty.

Keywords

periprosthetic joint infection - two-stage exchange - knee arthroplasty
 

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