Pathogen-driven decision for implant retention in the management of infected total knee prostheses

Zurcher, Line; Uckay, Ilker; Legout, Laurence; Gamulin, Axel Dorian G.; Vaudaux, Pierre-Jean; Peter, Robin

doi:10.1007/s00264-013-1923-4

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Pathogen-driven decision for implant retention in the management of infected total knee prostheses

ContributorsZurcher, Line; Uckay, Ilker; Legout, Laurence; Gamulin, Axel Dorian G.; Vaudaux, Pierre-Jean; Peter, Robin

Published inInternational orthopaedics, vol. 37, no. 8, p. 1471-1475

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Open Access - Licence nationale Springer

Publication date2013

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In prosthetic joint infections (PJIs) of the knee, debridement with implant retention is associated with a high risk of recurrence.

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ZURCHER, Line et al. Pathogen-driven decision for implant retention in the management of infected total knee prostheses. In: International orthopaedics, 2013, vol. 37, n° 8, p. 1471–1475. doi: 10.1007/s00264-013-1923-4

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PID : unige:32376
DOI : 10.1007/s00264-013-1923-4
PMID : 23695880

Journal ISSN0341-2695

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Pathogen-driven decision for implant retention in the management of infected total knee prostheses

In prosthetic joint infections (PJIs) of the knee, debridement with implant retention is associated with a high risk of recurrence.

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