Background A two-stage revision total knee arthroplasty is recognized as the gold standard
in the treatment of infection. However, traditional spacers limit function in the interval …

Background Prosthetic joint infection (PJI) occurs in 1% to 2% of total knee arthroplasties
(TKAs). Although two-stage exchange is the preferred management method of patients with …

While infection after total knee arthroplasty is a relatively infrequent complication (with a rate
of 1% to 2%) 1, it can be devastating in terms of patient morbidity and institutional expenses …

Background Periprosthetic joint infection is a leading cause of failure after two-stage
reimplantation. One cause of relapse may be persistent subclinical infection. Difficulty exists …

Infection in total knee arthroplasty is a devastating complication. The two-stage exchange
procedure has evolved as an effective treatment option. The classification and alternatives to …

We present a series of 48 patients with infected total knee replacements managed by the
use of articulating cement spacers and short-term parenteral antibiotic therapy in the …

We retrospectively reviewed 30 two-stage revision procedures in 28 patients performed for
fungal peri-prosthetic joint infection (PJI) after a primary total knee replacement. Patients …

Infection is an unfortunate complication of total knee arthroplasty. Current literature supports
2-stage reimplantation as the gold standard. Controversy exists whether static or articulating …

Bacteria such as staphylococci commonly encountered in orthopaedic infections form
biofilms and adhere to bone implants and cements. Various methods to disrupt the biofilm …

The purpose of this systematic review was to compare the outcomes of static to articulating
antibiotic spacers used in two-stage revision total knee arthroplasty. 48 reports with a total of …