Current Insights in the Evaluation and Treatment of Infected Total Knee Arthroplasty

Blair S. Ashley; Javad Parvizi

doi:10.1055/s-0041-1737030

The Journal of Knee Surgery, Table of Contents

J Knee Surg 2021; 34(13): 1388-1395
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1737030

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Current Insights in the Evaluation and Treatment of Infected Total Knee Arthroplasty

Blair S. Ashley

¹Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rothman Orthopaedic Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Javad Parvizi

¹Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Rothman Orthopaedic Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

› Author Affiliations

Abstract

Total knee arthroplasty is a widely successful procedure, but a small percentage of patients have a postoperative course complicated by periprosthetic joint infection (PJI). PJI is a difficult problem to diagnose and to treat, and the management of PJI differs, depending on the acuity of the infection. This paper discusses the established and newer technologies developed for the diagnosis of PJI as well as different treatment considerations and surgical solutions currently available.

Keywords

prosthetic joint infection - total knee arthroplasty - revision knee arthroplasty

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