The Journal of Arthroplasty, ISSN: 0883-5403, Vol: 24, Issue: 2, Page: e15

Treatment of Infected Total Hip Arthroplasty with a Two-Stage Reimplantation Protocol: Update on the Last 15 Years

Charles Toulson; Sarah Walcott-Sapp; John Hur; Eduardo Salvati; Mathias Bostrom; Barry D. Brause; Geoffrey H. Westrich
Hip

Infection is a potentially devastating complication which occurs in 0.3-2.9% of total hip arthroplasties. The purpose of this study was to determine if two-stage reimplantation is still effective for treating contemporary pathogens, including multi-drug resistant organisms.


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