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Two-stage revision for prosthetic joint infection: predictors of outcome and the role of reimplantation microbiology.

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OBJECTIVES: We describe rates of success for two-stage revision of prosthetic joint infection (PJI), including data on reimplantation microbiology. METHODS: We retrospectively collected data from all the cases of PJI that were managed with two-stage revision over a 4 year period. Patients were managed with an antibiotic-free period before reimplantation, in order to confirm, clinically and microbiologically, that infection was successfully treated. RESULTS: One hundred and fifty-two cases we...

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10.1093/jac/dkp469

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
NDM
Sub department:
Jenner Institute
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Author
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Journal:
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Volume:
65
Issue:
3
Pages:
569-575
Publication date:
2010-03-01
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EISSN:
1460-2091
ISSN:
0305-7453
Language:
English
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uuid:bb25d254-0a84-4e71-b76c-5b135348b9d9
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pubs:228596
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228596
Deposit date:
2012-12-19

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