Enough is enough: salvage procedures in severe periprosthetic joint infection

Y Gramlich, J Parvizi - Arthroplasty, 2023 - Springer
Background In severe cases of periprosthetic joint infection involving negative host-
dependent factors, individual-based decisions between a curative therapy vs. salvage …

Multidrug-resistant organisms in the setting of periprosthetic joint infection—diagnosis, prevention, and treatment

MP Siljander, AH Sobh, KC Baker, EA Baker… - The Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a rare yet challenging problem in total hip
and knee arthroplasties. The management of PJI remains difficult primarily due to the …

Surgical treatment of prosthetic joint infections of the hip and knee: changing paradigms?

WA Jiranek, AC Waligora, SR Hess… - The Journal of arthroplasty, 2015 - Elsevier
Prosthetic joint infection (PJI) of the hip and knee remains one of the most common and
feared arthroplasty complications. The impact and cost of PJI is significant, both to the …

Reconsidering strategies for managing chronic periprosthetic joint infection in total knee arthroplasty: using decision analytics to find the optimal strategy between one …

K Srivastava, KJ Bozic, C Silverton, AJ Nelson… - JBJS, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Background: Periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) following total knee arthroplasty is a growing
concern, as the demand for total knee arthroplasty (TKA) expands annually. Although 2 …

Early results of a novel modular knee arthrodesis implant after uncontrolled periprosthetic knee joint infection

K Büyükdoğan, Y Öztürkmen, B Goker, M Oral… - BMC Musculoskeletal …, 2023 - Springer
Aim The aim of this study is to evaluate the functional outcomes and complications after non-
fusion knee arthrodesis with a modular segmental intramedullary implant used for infected …

Knee arthrodesis using a custom modular intramedullary nail in failed, infected knee arthroplasties: a concise follow-up note of 31 cases at a median of 13 years post …

PA Faure, S Putman, E Senneville, E Beltrand… - … & Traumatology: Surgery …, 2021 - Elsevier
Introduction Knee arthrodesis utilizes an arthrodesis nail as a salvage technique for infected
total knee arthroplasty (TKA), especially when the extensor mechanism is damaged, or the …

Two-stage knee arthrodesis with a modular intramedullary nail due to septic failure of revision total knee arthroplasty with extensor mechanism deficiency

MJ Friedrich, J Schmolders, MD Wimmer, AC Strauss… - The Knee, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Periprosthetic joint infection is a serious complication and reconstruction after
failed revision total knee arthroplasty with significant bone loss and compromised soft …

Success of different knee arthrodesis techniques after failed total knee arthroplasty: is there a preferred technique?

R Schwarzkopf, TL Kahn, J Succar, JE Ready - The Journal of Arthroplasty, 2014 - Elsevier
Arthrodesis is a widely accepted treatment for failed total knee arthroplasty when further
revision is contraindicated. In this study, we retrospectively review the pre-operative …

Knee Arthrodesis with a Modular Silver-Coated Endoprosthesis for Infected Total Knee Arthroplasty with Extensive Bone Loss: A Retrospective Case-Series Study

OD Savvidou, A Kaspiris, S Goumenos… - Journal of Clinical …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Introduction: Knee arthrodesis is a limb salvage intervention for persistent periprosthetic joint
infection (PJI) when revision total knee arthroplasty fails. Conventional arthrodesis …

Knee arthrodesis after failed total knee arthroplasty

AM Makhdom, A Fragomen, SR Rozbruch - JBJS, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Knee Arthrodesis After Failed Total Knee Arthroplasty : JBJS Knee Arthrodesis After Failed
Total Knee Arthroplasty : JBJS JBJS Journal Case Connector Reviews JBJS.org Surgical …