TY - JOUR
T1 - Treatment of the Infected Hip Replacement
AU - Hanssen, Arlen D.
AU - Spangehl, Mark J.
PY - 2004/3
Y1 - 2004/3
N2 - Selection of the suitable treatment method for an infected hip arthroplasty requires careful assessment of patient-related variables and expected treatment goals. The basic treatment options include antibiotic suppression, open debridement, resection arthroplasty, arthrodesis, reimplantation of another prosthesis, and amputation. Successful treatment of infection requires complete debridement of all infected and foreign material and appropriate antimicrobial therapy. When possible, the preferred treatment approach is insertion of another prosthesis with a delayed reconstructive treatment technique. Patients now are presenting with an increasing incidence of resistant organisms and severe bone loss, which increases the difficulty of treatment.
AB - Selection of the suitable treatment method for an infected hip arthroplasty requires careful assessment of patient-related variables and expected treatment goals. The basic treatment options include antibiotic suppression, open debridement, resection arthroplasty, arthrodesis, reimplantation of another prosthesis, and amputation. Successful treatment of infection requires complete debridement of all infected and foreign material and appropriate antimicrobial therapy. When possible, the preferred treatment approach is insertion of another prosthesis with a delayed reconstructive treatment technique. Patients now are presenting with an increasing incidence of resistant organisms and severe bone loss, which increases the difficulty of treatment.
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U2 - 10.1097/00003086-200403000-00010
DO - 10.1097/00003086-200403000-00010
M3 - Article
C2 - 15057080
AN - SCOPUS:1842424404
SN - 0009-921X
VL - 420
SP - 63
EP - 71
JO - Clinical orthopaedics and related research
JF - Clinical orthopaedics and related research
ER -