Two-Stage Cementless Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty for Infected Primary Hip Arthroplasties

Single-stage Acetabular Revision During Two-stage THA Revision for Infection is Effective in Selected Patients

“…The Harris hip scores assessed at the end of the 2-year followup with a mean of 82 ± 16 points were similar to those reported in other studies with one-stage revisions with mean scores between 77 and 84 and two-stage septic revisions with scores between 73.4 and 84.3 (Table 1) [5,[7][8][9][17][18][19]. Citak et al [8] calculated, in a literature review of 1631 two-stage revisions, a mean Harris hip score of 84.3 using a surgeon-made articulating spacer and 81.8 with a preformed hip spacer.…”

Lower Susceptibility of Laser-irradiated Ti-15Mo Surface to Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Cells Adhesion

“…The rationale for the use of antibiotic-resistant S. aureus is that MRSA is one of the most common pathogens associated to persistent prosthetic joint infections in primary total hip arthroplasties 49 . Considering it was previously documented the existence of MRSA strains isolated from infected prosthetic joints 50 , the development orthopedic implants (effective against microorganisms adhesion) is highly pursuit.…”

Synovial aspiration and serological testing in two-stage revision arthroplasty for prosthetic joint infection: evaluation before reconstruction with a mean follow-up of twenty seven months

“…For chronic low-grade infections, a two-stage revision protocol is considered to be the gold standard for infection eradication in North America [6][7][8]. In the literature, the success rates for TKA vary from 82% to 100%, and those for THA can be up to 90% for two-stage exchange and antibiotic treatment [9,10]. Different therapeutic strategies, including the use of antibiotic-impregnated PMMA spacers, the duration and type of antibiotic therapy (oral or IV) and the duration of the interval, are available for the two-stage exchange for infected endoprostheses.…”