Open AccessLate Reinfection May Recur More Than 5 Years After Reimplantation of THA and TKA: Analysis of Pathogen Factors
Author(s) -
Kevin L. Garvin,
Ralph E. Miller,
Todd M. Gilbert,
Anthony M. White,
Elizabeth Lyden
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
clinical orthopaedics and related research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1528-1132
pISSN - 0009-921X
DOI - 10.1007/s11999.0000000000000050
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , chills , prosthesis , arthroplasty , retrospective cohort study , risk factor , malaise , odds ratio
Two-stage reimplantation has consistently yielded high rates of success for patients with chronic prosthetic joint infection, although results more than 5 years after reimplantation are not commonly reported. Numerous factors may contribute to the risk of reinfection, although these factors-as well as the at-risk period after reimplantation-are not well characterized.